Massive decline in rates of coronary death in Iceland are largely attributed to risk factor reductions in the population

Friday, May 8, 2009 - 05:42 in Health & Medicine

In the 25 years between 1981 and 2006 mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Iceland decreased by a remarkable 80% in men and women aged between 25 and 74 years. How could such a huge decline be explained? Were the health services of Iceland so much better, or were its citizens reducing their risks?1

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