Overview

• Cardiovascular disease prevalence in the region surged 148% between 1990 and 2021, leaving 37 million people affected and causing 1.7 million deaths in 2021 alone.
• More than 80 million Southeast Asians suffered major mental disorders in 2021, a 70% increase since 1990, with 15- to 19-year-olds experiencing an 11% rise in prevalence.
• Smoking rates climbed 63% over three decades to 137 million smokers, fueling tobacco-attributable deaths that account for roughly 11% of all regional mortality.
• Road injuries topped the list of injury-related deaths in most ASEAN countries, peaking at 30 fatalities per 100,000 people in Thailand and followed by falls, self-harm and drowning.
• High systolic blood pressure, dietary risks, air pollution, elevated LDL cholesterol and tobacco use were identified as the leading modifiable factors driving the cardiovascular disease burden.