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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cardiol. 2011 May 7;150(3):332–337. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.04.013

Table 2.

Population and projected CHD and stroke events (age-standardized rates per 1,000 persons) in 2005, U.S. and Argentina adults age 35–84 years. Age standardization using the World Health Organization standard population.[43]

Parameter Men Women
Population
 Argentina 6 596 000 7 831 000
 United States 63 126 000 71 595 000
CHD events
 Argentina 70 000 (10.75 per 1000) 32 000 (3.44 per 1000)
 United States 810 000 (13.07 per 1000) 460 000 (5.83 per 1000)
Total stroke events
 Argentina 32 000 (5.12 per 1000) 68 000 (3.61 per 1000)
 United States 214 000 (3.54 per 1000) 204 000 (2.56 per 1000)