Did you know Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the number 1 killer in the UK?

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• 160,000 people die from heart and circulatory disease.

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• 73,000 people die from coronary heart disease (CHD).

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• 40,000 people died from a stroke.

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• 42,000 people died prematurely from cardiovascular disease (CVD).

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• Death rates from CHD are the highest in areas of greatest deprivation.

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• Globally, smoking causes about 71% of lung cancer, 42% of chronic respiratory disease and nearly 10% of cardiovascular disease."

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For more information visit https://www.heartuk.org.uk/about-us/media