Table 2. Projected disease prevalence and mortality reduction over 20 years for the population aged 18 to 95 years in nine European countries.

		Stroke			Ischemic heart disease			Mortality
Country		Current	Reduction	%	Current	Reduction	%	Current	Reduction	%
Finland		127,300			329,500			1,096,800
	30% salt intake reduction		8,200 (7,600–8,700)	6.4		13,700 (12,700–14,600)	4.1		8,500 (8,000–9,000)	0.8
	5 grams per day		12,900 (12,100–13,600)	10.1		21,800 (20,400–23,300)	6.6		13,500 (12,800–14,200)	1.2
France		942,700			1,084,500			11,831,400
	30% salt intake reduction		101,700 (97,500–105,800)	10.8		84,400 (80,300–88,500)	7.8		66,500 (63,700–69,300)	0.6
	5 grams per day		153,500 (147,300–159,700)	16.3		129,900 (123,600–136,100)	12.0		102,100 (97,800–106,300)	0.9
Ireland		72,900			176,000			641,800
	30% salt intake reduction		7,200 (6,900–7,500)	9.9		12,000 (11,400–12,600)	6.8		6,200 (5,900–8,600)	1.0
	5 grams per day		10,200 (9,800–10,600)	14.0		17,500 (16,600–18,400)	10.0		9,000 (8,600–9,300)	1.4
Italy		1,395,200			1,956,500			12,776,800
	30% salt intake reduction		141,400 (135,500–147,300)	10.1		142,900 (135,500–150,00)	7.3		103,000 (98,600–107,500)	0.8
	5 grams per day		222,900 (213,600–232,100)	16.0		228,300 (216,300–240,200)	11.7		163,300 (156,200–170,300)	1.3
Netherlands		303,200			700,000			3,117,100
	30% salt intake reduction		33,100 (31,600–34,700)	10.9		48,600 (45,700–51,500)	6.9		29,900 (28,400–31,400)	1.0
	5 grams per day		50,000 (47,600–52,300)	16.5		75,600 (71,100–80,100)	10.8		46,100 (43,800–48,400)	1.5
Poland		788,900			1,408,600			8,345,900
	30% salt intake reduction		106,100 (102,300–109,900)	13.5		125,100 (119,500–130,800)	8.9		109,500 (105,200–113,700)	1.3
	5 grams per day		181,900 (175,500–188,300)	23.1		218,900 (209,000–228,900)	15.5		191,300 (183,900–198,700)	2.3
Spain		782,700			1,023,700			8,585,500
	30% salt intake reduction		87,800 (84,000–91,600)	11.2		79,600 (75,200–83,900)	7.8		59,100 (56,400–61,700)	0.7
	5 grams per day		143,200 (137,100–149,300)	18.3		131,500 (124,400–138,600)	12.8		97,400 (93,100–101,700)	1.1
Sweden		183,900			414,900			1,897,500
	30% salt intake reduction		17,800 (16,800–18,800)	9.7		26,500 (24,700–28,400)	6.4		14,400 (13,600–15,300)	0.8
	5 grams per day		28,100 (26,600–29,700)	15.3		42,700 (39,700–45,700)	10.3		23,100 (21,700–24,400)	1.2
UK		1,336,400			2,612,300			12,416,400
	30% salt intake reduction		133,900 (127,500–140,200)	10.0		175,600 (165,600–185,500)	6.7		98,500 (93,600–103,400)	0.8
	5 grams per day		202,400 (192,900–211,900)	15.1		268,100 (253,000–283,300)	10.3		149,400 (142,000–156,700)	1.2

Numbers reported are the mean (95% CI) for 100 simulations