[GingerSue]

More men of all ages than women die of heart disease and stroke.

The male to female ratio (for the 40 - 49 year age group) is 5:1

By the age of 90, the ratio changes to 1.2: 1 (male to female)

{in 2000, 37% of all deaths were women, and 35% of all deaths were men - this is in Canada)

Why are these % mentioned - is the trend changing toward more women than men die of heart disease and stroke?