CARDIOVASCULAR disease remains the second highest cause of death in Brunei Darussalam after cancer.
It contributed to nearly 25% of deaths in 2018, with the age-standardised mortality rate for cardiovascular diseases for all ages being approximately 167 per 100,000 population for both genders, which is higher in men at 205 per 100,000 than women at 135 per 100,000.
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