Abstract: . . .  been marked improvements in the death rates for ischaemic heart disease with the Northern countries showing the biggest reductions (see figure 5.5). With Denmark, Sweden and The Netherlands all showing over a 50% reduction in cardiac death in this 20 year period. Greece is unusual in that it has shown a slight increase in the number of deaths, but already had a much lower death rate than the Northern European countries. 5.0 CARDIO- VASCULAR DISEASE Page 2 Figure 5.5 Age standardised death rates for ischaemic heart disease , for men, all ages, 1980 to the - latest year, by country Source HFA 2003 Figure 5.6 Difference in age standardised death rates between 1980 and most recent data for men with coronary heart disease , by country Source HFA 2003 Figure 5.7 Percentage . . .
. . .  5.3 Summary for cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease is the principal health concern for men in the countries of this study. However, there is considerable variation between the different countries, with the northern European countries showing a much greater risk of coronary heart disease , whilst the southern European countries are at greater risk of cerebro- vascular disease . Coronary heart disease is also the principal health concern for women, but only over the age of 75 is it a greater problem than for men. The European Mens Health Forum 33 A report on the state of mens health across 17 European countries  . . .
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