Tag: europe death rates

Drop of over 50% in heart disease deaths

The rate of coronary heart disease (CHD) deaths in Europe has more than halved over three decades, according to research by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The study discovered that… Read more »

UK failing to tackle premature deaths

Young people in the UK are more likely to die prematurely of alcohol and drug related illnesses than those in other developed nations. While life expectancy in Britain has increased… Read more »

Climate change to drive European death rates higher

Climate change that has occurred since the 1970s caused an extra 140,000 deaths a year up till 2004, according to the World Health Organization. That rate is now due to… Read more »