Figure 2: Comparison of standardized mortality rates^*1and lifetime prevalence of major cardiovascular disease^*2by federal state.

^*1 ICD-10 codes I20–25; I50; I60–69

^*2 Myocardial infarction, other coronary heart disease, heart failure, or stroke

ICD, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems; CI, confidence interval; HB Bremen; HH, Hamburg;

BE, Berlin; HE, Hesse; BW, Baden-Württemberg; NW, North Rhine-Westphalia; SH, Schleswig-Holstein; BY, Bavaria; NI, Lower Saxony; RP, Rhineland-Palatinate;

SL, Saarland; TH, Thuringia; BB, Brandenburg; MV, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania; SN, Saxony; SA, Saxony-Anhalt; DE, Germany