2010 BC Guide in Determining Fitness to Drive

Percent17.2 Prevalence and incidence of cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular disease is a major cause of death, disability and health care costs in Canada.Although cardiovascular disease death rates have been declining since the mid-1960s, statisticsfrom 1997 indicate that cardiovascular disease was still the leading cause of death in Canada,accounting for 36% of all deaths in men and 38% in women. As shown in the graph below, theproportion of deaths caused by cardiovascular disease increases dramatically with age.Percentage of total deaths due to cardiovascular disease605040WomenMen3020100