The Claim
From 1990 to 2021, low-middle SDI regions experienced a slight but significant overall increase in ischemic heart disease mortality (AAPC = 0.16%), with a moderate decline observed after 2014.
What the research says
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In low-middle income regions, deaths from ischemic heart disease rose slightly but significantly between 1990 and 2021, even though there was a moderate drop after 2014.
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Low-middle SDI regions experienced a slight but significant overall increase in ischemic heart disease mortality (AAPC = 0.16%) from 1990 to 2021, despite a moderate decline after 2014, indicating persistent challenges in cardiovascular health despite recent progress.
Long-term exposure to poor diet, limited access to healthcare, and environmental stressors causes blood vessels to become damaged and inflamed. This damage allows fatty deposits to build up inside artery walls, making them narrow and stiff. Over time, these deposits become unstable and can suddenly break open, triggering blood clots that block blood flow to the heart, causing death.
What the research says
1 studyIn some middle-income countries, heart disease deaths went up a tiny bit overall from 1990 to 2021, even though they started going down after 2014 — meaning progress hasn’t been enough to fix the long-term problem.
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