Cardiovascular Mortality in England & Wales

—A Comparative Study with Japan and the United States—

Abstract

A study on cardiovascular mortality in Japan and in the United States for the years 1950, 1955 and 19, 60 was previously reported. Present work is a descriptive study of vital records on cardiovascular disease in England & Wales for the years 1951, 1955 and 1961. This study is carried out by calculating the age-sex-adjusted death rates for four selected cardiovascular diseases, such as vascular lesions of the central nervous system, chronic rheumatic heart di sease, arteriosclerotic and degenerative heart disease and other diseases of heart to compare with Japan and the United States. Higher death rate for chronic rheumatic heart disease than Japan and the United States is observed in England & Wales. Death rate for other diseases of heart increases during the ten years of study. Age-specific death rates in the younger age group for all forms studied are lower than Japan and the United States. Cardiovascular mortality of England & Wales bears a close parallel to that of the United States in other general respects.