Sometimes it’s good news when the district of Ebersberg performs below average in one area – for example when it comes to diseases. In 2020, a total of 661,000 people in Bavaria were affected by coronary artery disease (CHD). With a frequency of CHD of 7.3 percent, the Free State has fewer sufferers than the national average of 8.3 percent. At 6.50 percent, the district of Ebersberg is even well below the Bavarian average. This is shown by the new “Bavarian Health Atlas – Coronary Heart Disease” of the AOK Scientific Institute. The age group from 30 years was analyzed. “This is good news for all of us, because statistically the AOK represents the average of the district citizens,” says Bernhard Frey, head of the office.
The coronary arteries narrow
Coronary heart disease, which usually only becomes noticeable after the age of 30, is a chronic disease. Atherosclerosis causes narrowing of the coronary arteries.
There are major differences in the frequency of coronary heart disease in the general population in the 96 Bavarian districts and urban districts. The lowest proportion is found in the city of Munich at 5.54 percent. The frequency of this disease is more than twice as high at 13.3 percent in Kronach. Overall, there is a north-south divide in Bavaria. This is also reflected in the percentage of people with coronary heart disease in the administrative districts: The range extends from Upper Franconia and Lower Bavaria (9.28 or 8.31 percent) to Swabia and Upper Bavaria (6.82 or 6.19 percent) . Middle Franconia is 7.7 percent, in Lower Franconia 7.79 percent of the over 30 year olds are affected, in the Upper Palatinate 8.02 percent.