This disease is the biggest killer in Croatia - change your lifestyle and improve your health - The Dubrovnik Times

The Dubrovnik Times

This disease is the biggest killer in Croatia - change your lifestyle and improve your health - The Dubrovnik Times

In Croatia, cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of death, and the latest data shows that 22,958 people died from these diseases in 2021, or 36.6 percent of all deaths, Dr. Verica Kralj from the Croatian Institute of Public Health said on Thursday on the occasion of the World Heart Day. Analysis by gender showed that cardiovascular diseases were the cause of death for 41.6 percent of women (13,126) and 31.6 percent of men (9,832). The mos…