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Update news cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease causes about 200,000 deaths in Vietnam each year, accounting for roughly one-third of all deaths and surpassing cancer as a cause of mortality.
Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong says the death rate from cardiovascular disease is increasing in low- and middle-income countries, including in Vietnam.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. In Vietnam, it is reported that up to 25 percent of the national population are diagnosed with CVD and hypertension disease (1), beside many other undetected and/or untreated cases