Doctor Ilir Alimehmeti has spoken about the diseases that affect Albanian citizens the most, and the number of deaths caused. The doctor said that 50% of all deaths are caused by circulatory diseases and that heart problems are the first.
"13 thousand and 82 deaths per year are caused by these problems and 36 deaths per day are just death, not morbidity," said the doctor in an interview for Euronews.
After cardiac problems, in second and third place are deaths from unspecified causes and tumors.
"It is interesting to note that 23.3% of the loss of life is without well-defined causes. It is incomprehensible that 1 in 5 loss of life we do not have information why he lost his life, many different situations can be hidden here, therefore this number is higher. Tumors come in third place," said Alihmehmeti.
The increase in the number of deaths has several causes, mainly related to aging, but what has failed according to the epidemiologist is prevention.
As the numbers rise, doctors urge caution with lifestyle, as hypertension, high blood fats, alcohol and smoking are cited as silent killers.