Heart Disease is the Leading Cause of Death for Women – We must Change the Status Quo

According to the Continuous National Household Sample Survey, in 2019, the Brazilian population was composed of 48.2% men and 51.8% women. In the age group up to 24 years old, men and women accounted for 17.8% and 17.2% of the population, respectively, in 2019. From 25 years of age onwards, the proportion of women was higher than that of men in all age groups, 30.4% and 34.6%, respectively, for men and women. On the other hand, life expectancy for men [...]