Association between Cardiovascular Mortality and Economic Development: A Spatio-Temporal Study for Prefectures in Japan

Association between Cardiovascular Mortality and Economic Development: A Spatio-Temporal Study for Prefectures in Japan

In this paper, we use a bivariate choropleth map to investigate the relationship between mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, by sex, in Japanese prefectures from 1996 to 2015. The overall results show a decline in age-standardized CVD mortality ra...

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Main Authors: Emerson Augusto Baptista, Kaoru Kakinuma, Bernardo Lanza Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
mortality
cardiovascular mortality
gross domestic product (gdp)
economic development
bivariate choropleth map
japan
prefectures
global burden of disease study 2017
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/4/1311

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