Scottish Health Statistics – Figures for 2008

Last week the Scottish Government released statistics on premature death, these focused on coronary heart disease (which includes heart attacks), stroke and cancer. The population of Scotland is about 5 million,the estimated population for 2008 is 5, 168, 500.

In Scotland, 2008 there were:

8,841 deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD).

5,367 [...]

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