According to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, between 2017 and 2022, the number of new cases of acute myocardial infarction decreased by 31% in women and 22% in men. The number of acute strokes decreased by 8% in women and 10% in men.
New data shows that cardiovascular disease is still the second leading cause of death in Norway and accounted for 23% of all deaths in 2022. Every day, an average of 28 people die from cardiovascular diseases.
In 2022, 6,9% of the population, slightly more men (7,3%) than women (6,4%), will be treated for cardiovascular diseases in a specialized healthcare service. In absolute numbers, this means 201 men and 590 women. Most people in the 70-80 age group were treated for cardiovascular diseases.
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Fewer people are having heart attacks and strokes
In recent years, there has been a decline in the number of heart attacks and strokes. Data for 2022 show that this trend continues.
After adjusting for age, the number of new cases of acute myocardial infarction decreased by 31% in women and 22% in men. Between 2017 and 2022, the number of acute strokes decreased by 8% in women and 10% in men.
– Reducing the number of people who smoke, have high cholesterol and/or high blood pressure, as well as better treatment, are likely reasons for the reduction in the number of heart attacks and strokes, says Ester Kringeland, senior physician at the Cardiology Registry.
Heart failure and heart rhythm disturbances
In the case of heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias, researchers are not seeing the same decline in the number of recorded cases.
– Unfortunately, we do not see the same positive developments for heart failure or arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation/flutter, but the data adjusted for the older age of the population are quite stable, states Kringeland.
Reducing the number of coronary bypass surgeries
While there has been a significant decline in the number of patients undergoing surgery open-heart cardiac surgery with coronary artery bypass grafting (52% decrease), the number of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) remains relatively stable from 2012 to 2022 (3% increase).
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Source: Norwegian Institute of Health Public
