Table 1
ASMRs and DALY rates of cardiovascular diseases in Brazil and Denmark (1990–2021).
| YEAR | ASMRS (95% CI) | DALY RATES (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAZIL | DENMARK | BRAZIL | DENMARK | |
| 1990 | 333.67 (310.05–345.02) | 314.09 (292.55–325.46) | 7,427.69 (7,104.55–7,642.45) | 5,910.72 (5,644.63–6,114.20) |
| 1991 | 317.24 (294.41–328.37) | 306.71 (285.11–318.12) | 7,102.99 (6,791.62–7,323.54) | 5,750.16 (5,491.72–5,938.72) |
| 1992 | 311.76 (289.27–322.99) | 304.34 (281.73–316.00) | 7,003.32 (6,707.60–7,210.91) | 5,670.50 (5,403.41–5,866.63) |
| 1993 | 312.80 (289.67–323.69) | 300.33 (277.87–311.20) | 7,025.83 (6,735.36–7,240.00) | 5,568.75 (5,299.13–5,752.51) |
| 1994 | 302.62 (280.99–313.37) | 287.11 (265.66–298.35) | 6,820.74 (6,524.18–7,020.73) | 5,331.81 (5,063.30–5,524.53) |
| 1995 | 292.85 (271.03–303.28) | 278.67 (256.70–290.16) | 6,631.23 (6,337.78–6,840.28) | 5,162.77 (4,876.64–5,352.37) |
| 1996 | 285.64 (264.36–295.84) | 264.96 (243.57–276.36) | 6,486.61 (6,196.49–6,680.04) | 4,924.52 (4,644.86–5,115.82) |
| 1997 | 274.75 (254.06–285.08) | 249.73 (229.15–260.86) | 6,260.40 (5,974.69–6,460.18) | 4,638.15 (4,373.43–4,827.20) |
| 1998 | 269.27 (248.21–279.07) | 235.33 (214.83–246.02) | 6,160.73 (5,889.33–6,364.59) | 4,389.01 (4,147.71–4,561.47) |
| 1999 | 261.81 (241.35–271.55) | 229.59 (209.98–240.00) | 6,014.16 (5,740.53–6,213.85) | 4,304.19 (4,069.96–4,485.17) |
| 2000 | 252.01 (231.98–261.76) | 216.34 (197.46–226.34) | 5,804.89 (5,537.30–5,995.59) | 4,014.97 (3,793.69–4,177.79) |
| 2001 | 245.61 (226.52–255.47) | 214.12 (195.06–224.18) | 5,648.32 (5,381.51–5,839.94) | 3,941.73 (3,709.61–4,111.92) |
| 2002 | 240.15 (220.87–249.61) | 208.01 (188.89–217.69) | 5,493.70 (5,216.59–5,684.63) | 3,828.31 (3,593.94–3,998.95) |
| 2003 | 236.05 (217.17–245.34) | 198.80 (179.76–208.82) | 5,393.45 (5,129.01–5,570.20) | 3,675.15 (3,425.73–3,845.66) |
| 2004 | 231.88 (213.04–241.43) | 186.98 (168.43–196.85) | 5,302.57 (5,036.50–5,490.08) | 3,469.99 (3,233.27–3,640.91) |
| 2005 | 220.58 (201.72–229.98) | 176.05 (158.72–185.53) | 5,051.62 (4,778.63–5,227.02) | 3,258.21 (3,035.21–3,419.97) |
| 2006 | 217.38 (198.82–226.57) | 169.33 (151.65–178.24) | 4,974.77 (4,705.52–5,158.07) | 3,145.42 (2,926.42–3,312.60) |
| 2007 | 212.53 (194.37–221.62) | 162.46 (144.90–171.48) | 4,870.97 (4,611.13–5,053.92) | 3,017.71 (2,808.61–3,175.37) |
| 2008 | 208.68 (190.34–217.60) | 153.86 (137.52–162.69) | 4,789.23 (4,538.29–4,964.92) | 2,853.67 (2,656.39–3,008.06) |
| 2009 | 204.78 (186.64–213.63) | 147.79 (131.51–156.17) | 4,689.22 (4,430.40–4,866.66) | 2,734.02 (2,534.93–2,883.64) |
| 2010 | 200.37 (183.33–209.06) | 141.30 (125.47–149.48) | 4,580.91 (4,319.91–4,759.10) | 2,610.05 (2,419.75–2,766.79) |
| 2011 | 196.63 (179.13–205.21) | 131.22 (115.83–139.66) | 4,496.01 (4,239.45–4,674.66) | 2,443.56 (2,259.50–2,595.43) |
| 2012 | 189.62 (172.03–197.84) | 125.47 (110.76–133.65) | 4,346.16 (4,089.68–4,522.52) | 2,336.15 (2,146.14–2,481.31) |
| 2013 | 184.74 (168.43–193.24) | 119.99 (105.78–127.49) | 4,243.14 (4,005.89–4,421.16) | 2,246.69 (2,067.65–2,389.64) |
| 2014 | 179.53 (162.75–187.56) | 114.74 (101.23–122.22) | 4,129.48 (3,878.33–4,297.58) | 2,157.70 (1,979.69–2,295.94) |
| 2015 | 176.44 (159.83–184.38) | 111.44 (98.10–118.69) | 4,056.26 (3,819.36–4,227.63) | 2,107.79 (1,929.78–2,245.22) |
| 2016 | 176.38 (160.04–184.22) | 108.77 (95.83–115.65) | 4,060.43 (3,826.47–4,230.26) | 2,063.48 (1,895.40–2,194.15) |
| 2017 | 168.62 (153.18–176.19) | 104.52 (92.24–111.07) | 3,887.73 (3,651.96–4,050.30) | 1,985.54 (1,830.01–2,118.01) |
| 2018 | 163.37 (147.94–170.80) | 102.54 (90.75–108.71) | 3,778.31 (3,538.03–3,945.70) | 1,945.69 (1,797.45–2,076.00) |
| 2019 | 161.04 (146.25–168.47) | 99.03 (87.38–105.33) | 3,727.21 (3,502.00–3,902.49) | 1,888.66 (1,742.20–2,017.99) |
| 2020 | 159.56 (144.96–167.22) | 95.85 (83.71–102.13) | 3,713.92 (3,487.56–3,887.15) | 1,830.53 (1,667.95–1,960.33) |
| 2021 | 153.74 (140.12–161.93) | 95.22 (82.46–101.93) | 3,638.84 (3,415.03–3,812.26) | 1,793.97 (1,637.65–1,926.71) |
[i] Source: GBD study (2025).
Abbreviations: ASMRs, age-standardized mortality rates; DALY, disability-adjusted life years.
Figure 1
Gap between countries’ rates. Brazil and Denmark, 1990–2021.
Source: GBD Study, 2025.
Table 2
ASMRs and DALY rates of cardiovascular diseases in Brazil and Denmark (1990–2021).
| RATE | PERIOD | APC (95% CI) | P VALUE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASMR | ||||
| Brazil | 1990 | 2005 | –2.625 (–3.264 to –2.473) | <0.001* |
| 2005 | 2021 | –2.276 (–2.416 to –1.706) | <0.001* | |
| Denmark | 1990 | 1993 | –1.638 (–2.737 to 0.425) | 0.219* |
| 1993 | 2003 | –4.108 (–4.408 to –3.779) | <0.001* | |
| 2003 | 2014 | –4.767 (–5.772 to –4.558) | <0.001* | |
| 2014 | 2021 | –2.777 (–3.227 to –2.179) | <0.001* | |
| DALY | ||||
| Brazil | 1990 | 2014 | –2.412* (–2.348 to –2.609) | 0.004* |
| 2014 | 2021 | –1.884* (–2.288 to –0.754) | 0.028* | |
| Denmark | 1990 | 1993 | –1.977* (–2.862 to –0.336) | 0.039* |
| 1993 | 2004 | –4.187* (–4.368 to –3.947) | <0.001* | |
| 2004 | 2013 | –4.770* (–5.554 to –4.558) | 0.002* | |
| 2013 | 2021 | –2.756* (–3.049 to –2.396) | 0.006* | |
[i] Source: GBD study (2025).
Abbreviations: APC, annual percentage change; ASMRs, age-standardized mortality rates; DALY, disability-adjusted life years.