title: Cardiovascular disease mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.
abstract: Is there a full-blown stroke epidemic and a growing ischemic heart disease (IHD) epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa? We aim to further understand the evolution of stroke and IHD in Sub-Saharan Africa with an analysis of the most recent Global Burden of Disease estimates of mortality for men of Sub-Saharan African descent in Africa and in the Caribbean and a review of recent studies found on PubMed and reference lists of published articles. Stroke is the most important cause of cardiovascular disease mortality in men aged 60-64 years in Africa and the Caribbean, but death rates and rank may vary by region. Ischemic heart disease is a leading cause in the Caribbean.
authors.forename: Hakeem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayinde
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Gillum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality*; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged