Overview:
The primary cause of death in the world is ischemic heart disease. Heart disease has many risk factors, some of which can be managed, but others cannot:
- Factors that you can control such as smoking, unhealthy diet, obesity, stress, lack of physical activity, poor dental health, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol.
- Factors that you cannot control are such as: age, gender, men are more susceptible to heart disease, family history.
Objectives:
- Raising awareness of heart health, accelerating preventive measures for cardiovascular diseases, detect and manage them.
- Encouraging a healthy lifestyle and good eating habits.
- Developing a plan that contributes to quitting smoking; to reduce the risk of heart disease.
- Reducing the prevalence of high blood pressure and diabetes worldwide.
- Raising awareness of the importance of exercising for at least 30 minutes a day; exercise reduces the risk of heart disease.
Facts:
- The primary cause of death globally is heart disease, responsible for 16% of all deaths worldwide, since 2000, making it the largest cause of increased mortality.
- The number of deaths was 2 million in 2000 and rose to 8.9 million in 2019.
- In Southeast Asia, heart disease causes about 3.9 million deaths annually, and 48% of these deaths occur prematurely in the age group of 30-70 years.
Official Date:
Globally: September 29, 2025.
Locally: Rabi' Al Thani 7, 1447 AH.
References:
World Health Organization - World Heart Day.
Mayo Clinic - Heart disease - Symptoms and causes.
World Health Organization - Top 10 causes of death.