The Claim
Between 1990 and 2021, East Asia had the highest annual increases in ischemic heart disease incidence (0.94%), mortality (1.68%), and DALYs (0.94%) compared to all other global regions.
What the research says
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From 1990 to 2021, East Asia had the fastest growing rates of heart disease deaths, diagnoses, and overall disease burden of any region in the world.
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East Asia experienced the largest increase in ischemic heart disease incidence, mortality, and DALYs rates between 1990 and 2021 among all global regions, with annual increases of 0.94%, 1.68%, and 0.94%, respectively, suggesting rapid demographic and environmental transitions are accelerating disease burden.
As people live longer, they are exposed for more years to unhealthy diets and polluted air, which causes fatty deposits to build up and harden inside the heart's arteries. This narrows the arteries over time, reducing blood flow to the heart muscle, leading to heart attacks and death.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that in East Asia, more older people are getting heart disease, dying from it, and losing healthy years than anywhere else in the world over the last 30 years — exactly as the claim says. This is likely because people are living longer and facing more pollution and unhealthy diets.
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