Sex differences in coronary heart disease and stroke mortality: a global assessment of the effect of ageing between 1980 and 2010

Abstract

While CHD and stroke mortality rates declined considerably between 1980 and 2010 in both sexes, there was some indication for stronger age-specific reductions in CHD in men than women. Mortality from CHD and stroke remains higher among men than women until old age across a range of economically, socially and culturally diverse countries.