Fact of the Day

According to the Pocket World in Figures (2010) published by the Economist, the former Soviet countries have the highest number of deaths from cardiovascular disease per 100,000 people in the world:

Rank# Country N of deaths

1. Turkmenistan 844
   
2. Tajikistan 753
   
3. Kazakhstan 713
   
4. Afghanistan 706
   
5. Russia 688
   
6. Uzbekistan 663
   
7. Ukraine 637
   
8. Moldova 619
   
9. Azerbaijan 613
   
10. Kyrgyzstan 602
    
11. Belarus 592
    
12. Georgia 584
    
13. Somalia 580
    
14. Egypt 560
    
15. Bulgaria 554