Heart disease in Canada: Highlights from the Canadian Chronic Disease Surveillance System

"In Canada, heart disease is the second leading cause of death after cancer, and a leading cause of hospitalization. Ischemic heart disease, the most common form of heart disease, is the first cause of years of life lost (years lost due to premature mortality) and the second leading cause of disability-adjusted life years lost (the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death). "

Publisher

Public Health Agency of Canada

Resources

4

Catalogue metadata updated

2019-01-25