Heart Disease Deadlier in Richer Countries

Deaths from Ischemic Heart Disease per One Hundred Thousand People by Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) Country Groupings

Higher SDI countries have more deaths from heart disease than lower SDI countries, but that gap is narrowing in recent years.

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Higher SDI countries are more developed, while lower SDI countries are still developing.

Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.Get the data