WB: Rising Chronic Disease and a Gender Gap in Health Take a Growing Toll in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Men in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are more likely to die prematurely than women, a trend driven by rising levels of chronic diseases connected to alcohol use, poor diets, and smoking, a statement made by World Bank is saying. In the region, the number of years of healthy life lost because of ischemic heart disease, or coronary artery ...