Mortality from ischemic heart disease in men in the Basque Country (1996-2003)

Ischemic heart disease (IEC-9: 410-414 and CIE10: I20-I25)* was the leading cause of death and responsible for 10 % of deaths. Between 1990 and 2004, mortality from this cause has decreased annually by 2.5 per cent. The territorial distribution of mortality from ischemic heart disease does not have a marked geographical pattern, although clusters of high-risk areas predominated in the north.