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Age-standardized cardiovascular mortality rates per 100,000 inhabitants in 1990 and 2010 worldwide, in high income countries and in Sub-Saharan countries. Line chart demonstrates a global reduction in mortality rates for CVD, with a more steep trend for high-income countries compared to lower income countries (in this case Sub-Saharan Africa) in the same period (approximately 40% vs. 13%). Readapted from: Barquera et al. (1).
