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Cardiovascular disease caused ~18.6 million global deaths in 2019, with mortality rising in most G20+ countries.
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The study, The State of Cardiovascular Disease in G20+ Countries, was developed under the guidance of Professor Rifat Atun, Professor of Global Health Systems at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University and Director of the Health Systems Innovation Lab and Francesca Colombo, Head of the Health Division at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and implemented by a team of researchers and contributors from the Health Systems Innovation Lab (HSIL) at Harvard University and the OECD, including: Dr Thanitsara Rittiphairoj, Research Assistant, HSIL, Dr Amanda Reilly, Research Assistant, HSIL, Dr Ché L. Reddy, Associate Director, HSIL, Dr Eliana Barrenho, OECD, Dr Nicolaas Klazinga, OECD, Katherine de Bienassis, OECD, Lucy Hallett, OECD.
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Rifat Atun (2022) conducted a review in Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiovascular disease burden was evaluated on Cardiovascular disease mortality. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, causing 18.6 million deaths in 2019, with mortality rates increasing in most G20+ countries between 2015 and 2019.
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