Cardiovascular events are the leading cause of death in Vietnam.

Worryingly, these diseases tend to increase in young people. Of deaths due to non-communicable diseases, about 41% of deaths occur before the age of 70.

That information was presented at the Vietnam - Japan international scientific conference on prevention of non-communicable diseases, organized by Bach Mai Hospital in collaboration with the Japan Advanced Medical Center in Hanoi recently.

Biến cố tim mạch là nguyên nhân hàng đầu gây tử vong tại Việt Nam - Ảnh 1. — Blood pressure control helps prevent cardiovascular events

Causes of non-communicable diseases

According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, on average each year the country has about 12.5 million people with high blood pressure, 3.5 million people with diabetes, 2 million people with heart disease, nearly 165,000 new cases of cancer... The death rate due to non-communicable diseases accounts for more than 70% of deaths.

The causes of non-communicable diseases are related to lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol abuse, eating a lot of fat, eating few fruits and vegetables, eating too much sweet or salty food, being sedentary, etc. These factors directly affect overweight, obesity, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, etc. and are increasingly increasing among young people.

At the workshop, Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health), said: "Non-communicable diseases are becoming a top concern of the health sector. Many diseases can be prevented if detected early and treated effectively."

Hypertension is a major burden

Emphasizing the risk of cardiovascular disease in Vietnam , Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Quang (Cardiovascular Institute, Bach Mai Hospital) said that in Vietnam, high blood pressure is the main burden, a factor that requires direct intervention in the community to reduce the burden related to stroke later.

According to experts, high blood pressure and dyslipidemia are the leading causes of cardiovascular disease in Vietnam and this trend continues to increase over time. Every year, Vietnam faces increasing cases of high blood pressure, dyslipidemia and cardiovascular events. In the group of non-communicable diseases, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Vietnam due to stroke, coronary artery disease, etc.

If risk factors are well controlled (maintain weight, eat a healthy diet, control cholesterol, get enough sleep; stay active, don't smoke, control blood pressure, control blood sugar), 90% of the burden caused by cardiovascular disease can be controlled.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Quang noted: According to studies evaluating hypertensive patients in Vietnam, if in the 1970s good weight control was good blood pressure control, now, only weight control is not effective in controlling blood pressure. Therefore, controlling cardiovascular disease needs to consider emerging factors in the community. In the long term, controlling hypertension and cardiovascular events needs to be shifted to the community; patients and the community need to change their lifestyles such as: increasing physical activity, proper nutrition... In health care, there needs to be enough equipment and human resources to help control, diagnose, and prevent serious events...

The 2nd Vietnam - Japan International Scientific Conference on Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control was attended by leading experts from Japan and Vietnam . The reports outlined the current situation, challenges, and strategies for controlling and managing non-communicable diseases.

Japan is currently one of the countries with the highest average life expectancy in the world, after many years of persistently implementing policies to encourage proper nutrition and physical exercise.

Physical activity and exercise play an important role in improving health, strengthening the immune system and resistance, thereby promoting metabolism and increasing the ability to absorb nutrients...

Although Japan is becoming an aging society ahead of the rest of the world, the country still maintains the highest average life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in the world. The national health promotion campaign has been successful, and health is one of the biggest concerns for many Japanese citizens, "health management" has become a focus in Japan.

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