Death Rates for Coronary Heart Disease by Country Men Ages 35-74, 1970 and 1993 (Rate/100,000)

Presented slide shows that FSU countries, unlike many others, experience rise in the coronary heart disease death rates. The major reason for this tendency is the breakdown of public health system in the Former Soviet Union.

Source: NIH,  USAAUST: Australia, CAN: Canada, CHN: China, E&W: England and Wales, FIN: Finland, FRAN: France, HK: Hong Kong, NZ: ITY: Italy, JPN: Japan, New Zealand, SING: Singapore, SCOT: Scotland, SPN: Spain

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