The age of stroke or heart attack in Iran is 10 years below global average, according to Deputy Health Minister Reza Malekzadeh. “Among the 95,000 people who lose their lives to premature death from cardiovascular diseases in Iran, 35,000 are under 55 years old,” he said at a press conference in Zanjan on Thursday, IRNA reported. He stressed that 50% of such cases can be prevented through measures such as healthy lifestyles, timely checkups, and exercise. “We hope that life expectancy at birth can be increased to above 80 years in both men and women soon,” Malekzadeh added.
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