Country | 2002 Population (×1000) | Age-standardised mortality rate for CVD per 100 000 | Total number of IHD deaths | Age-standardised mortality rate for IHD per 100 000 | ||
M | F | M | F | |||
Algeria | 31266 | 314 | 7624 | 7323 | 111 | 87 |
Angola | 13184 | 486 | 3895 | 3234 | 184 | 133 |
Benin | 6558 | 432 | 1641 | 1375 | 154 | 124 |
Botswana | 1770 | 338 | 350 | 346 | 142 | 102 |
Burkina Faso | 12624 | 459 | 2681 | 3196 | 165 | 131 |
Burundi | 6602 | 439 | 1338 | 1745 | 149 | 127 |
Cameroon | 15729 | 436 | 4904 | 4539 | 154 | 124 |
Cape Verde | 454 | 356 | 104 | 97 | 127 | 72 |
Central African Republic | 3819 | 445 | 1232 | 1280 | 161 | 126 |
Chad | 8348 | 443 | 2248 | 2137 | 157 | 127 |
Comoros | 747 | 381 | 143 | 138 | 133 | 108 |
Congo | 3633 | 393 | 795 | 781 | 141 | 110 |
Cote d’Ivoire | 16365 | 436 | 5681 | 3575 | 163 | 119 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 51201 | 465 | 12180 | 12037 | 166 | 132 |
Equatorial Guinea | 481 | 438 | 167 | 145 | 163 | 122 |
Eritrea | 3991 | 398 | 627 | 698 | 135 | 114 |
Ethiopia | 68961 | 435 | 16363 | 16112 | 147 | 127 |
Gabon | 1306 | 410 | 527 | 473 | 168 | 126 |
Gambia | 1388 | 413 | 422 | 366 | 148 | 117 |
Ghana | 20471 | 404 | 5495 | 4974 | 143 | 114 |
Guinea | 8351 | 432 | 2262 | 1874 | 158 | 122 |
Guinea Bissau | 1449 | 449 | 404 | 378 | 160 | 129 |
Kenya | 31540 | 401 | 7271 | 6389 | 143 | 114 |
Lesotho | 1800 | 404 | 595 | 604 | 144 | 114 |
Liberia | 3239 | 485 | 781 | 660 | 177 | 136 |
Madagascar | 16916 | 430 | 4411 | 3916 | 152 | 122 |
Malawi | 11871 | 430 | 3547 | 3225 | 152 | 125 |
Mali | 12623 | 456 | 2660 | 2745 | 160 | 133 |
Mauritania | 2807 | 451 | 875 | 764 | 164 | 126 |
Mauritius | 1210 | 434 | 1159 | 874 | 277 | 161 |
Mozambique | 18537 | 371 | 3788 | 4180 | 124 | 107 |
Namibia | 1961 | 385 | 522 | 473 | 140 | 99 |
Niger | 11544 | 456 | 2359 | 2062 | 162 | 132 |
Nigeria | 120911 | 452 | 34427 | 30350 | 160 | 129 |
Rwanda | 8272 | 425 | 1750 | 1742 | 149 | 122 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 157 | 396 | 44 | 37 | 121 | 88 |
Senegal | 9855 | 426 | 1987 | 1850 | 152 | 120 |
Seychelles | 80 | 336 | 36 | 17 | 151 | 49 |
Sierra Leone | 4764 | 515 | 1497 | 1315 | 187 | 144 |
South Africa | 44759 | 410 | 14204 | 12809 | 159 | 99 |
Swaziland | 1069 | 364 | 259 | 269 | 140 | 119 |
Togo | 4801 | 427 | 1304 | 1169 | 154 | 119 |
Uganda | 25004 | 422 | 5265 | 4897 | 150 | 120 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 36276 | 435 | 7362 | 7356 | 147 | 128 |
Zambia | 10698 | 359 | 2068 | 2085 | 122 | 103 |
Zimbabwe | 12835 | 347 | 3092 | 2659 | 128 | 95 |
Sources: WHO Global InfoBase (http://infobase.who.int (accessed 30 March 2008)); WHO Statistical Information System (http://www.who.int/whosis (accessed 30 March 2008)); Mackay J, Mensah GA. The atlas of heart disease and stroke. Geneva: World Health Organization. 2004. Available at: http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/resources/atlas/en (accessed 30 March 2008).
Age-standardised to WHO Standard Population.
CVD, cardiovascular disease; IHD, ischaemic heart disease.