Global Trends and Regional Differences in Incidence and Mortality of Cardiovascular Disease, 1990-2019: Findings from 2019 Global Burden of Disease Study.

Despite the increased number of CVD cases and deaths after adjusting for changes in population age, we observed a consistent decrease in age-standardized incidence and mortality in most countries. However, specific regions-especially low to middle SDI regions-present worrying increases in CVD cases and deaths.