CHD Mortality in Finland and the Province of North Karelia - Changes around 1972 - The Start of the North Karelia Project

The North Karelia Project (NKaP) began in April 1972 and was associated with CHD mortality reduction. It was noted as a success, with low critical notes. This article shows statistical and visual assessments of Finnish (FI) age-adjusted CHDFI and total mortality (TOTFI) development of middle-aged Finnish males and females, usually by 3-year means, from 1952 to 2000, or shorter range. Assessed are CHD development in urban (URB) and rural (RUR) and in the Province of North Karelia (NKa). Evaluations have been made even by exponent (power) of e, given by Exel for exponential trendlines. Results have been evaluated by their percentages of their values in 1972 [CHD (i/1972)]).