Table 1

Average annual relative change (%) in the incidence of first acute myocardial infarct from 1991 to 1998, according to age and sex

Age group (years)
Total30–5455–6465–7475–94
Denmark
    Men−6.0−4.8−6.9−6.3−5.6
    Women−5.9−4.2−6.7−5.4−6.0
Sweden
    Men−2.3−2.0−3.3−2.8−1.7
    Women−1.8−0.6−2.5−2.1−1.7