Table 2. Annual AMI incidence, hospitalization and mortality rates and 28-day case-fatality by age group or sex, in 2002–2008, according to the AHA/ESC AMI definition.
| Crude Cumulative AMI incidence rate (×100.000/year) | |||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Total | 201.37 | 202.35 | 185.89 | 173.35 | 163.97 | 161.16 | 175.15 |
| Women | 87.84 | 108.76 | 90.34 | 68.91 | 67.58 | 69.44 | 70.39 |
| Men | 312.34 | 293.46 | 278.85 | 274.24 | 255.89 | 248.49 | 275.18 |
| 35–64 years | 124.88 | 120.21 | 122.13 | 109.92 | 110.52 | 112.39 | 127.84 |
| 65–74 years | 513.56 | 549.63 | 473.48 | 479.83 | 432.42 | 416.70 | 418.61 |
AMI acute myocardial infarction, AHA American Heart Association, ESC European Society of Cardiology.