Table 2. Incidence of cardiovascular events among immigrants in Canada by country of birth.
*Incidence rate in descending order. Tu JV, Chu A, Rezai MR, et al. The CANHEART Immigrant Study [8].
| Geographical Region | Countries | Incidence of Cardiovascular Events Among Males by Country of Birth * | Incidence of Cardiovascular Events Among Females by Country of Birth * |
| East Asia | Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, South Korea | South Korea > China > Hong Kong > Taiwan | South Korea > China > Hong Kong > Taiwan |
| Western Europe/United States | The United States, Portugal, The United Kingdom | The United Kingdom > Portugal > The United States | The United Kingdom > Portugal > The United States |
| Sub-Saharan Africa/Caribbean | Ghana, Somalia, Jamaica, Ethiopia, Trinidad & Tobago | Trinidad & Tobago > Jamaica > Ethiopia > Somalia > Ghana | Trinidad & Tobago > Jamaica > Ghana > Somalia > Ethiopia |
| Southeast Asia | Vietnam, Philippines | Philippines > Vietnam | Philippines > Vietnam |
| Latin America | El Salvador, Guyana | Guyana > El Salvador | Guyana > El Salvador |
| The Middle East/West Asia | Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt | Iraq > Afghanistan > Egypt > Lebanon > Iran | Afghanistan > Iraq > Egypt > Iran > Lebanon |
| Eastern Europe | Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland, Russia | Poland > Russia > Yugoslavia > Romania | Poland > Russia > Yugoslavia > Romania |
| South Asia | India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan | Sri Lanka > Pakistan > Bangladesh > India | Bangladesh > Pakistan > India > Sri Lanka |