High-risk groups for stroke and heart disease High blood pressure, also known as the “silent killer”, is one of the common causes of stroke and heart disease. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s 2018 statistics on causes of death, the causes of death ranked No. 2, No. 4 and No. 8 among the top ten causes of death are all directly related to high blood pressure, including heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and hypertensive disease. On average, 1 out of every 4.5 deaths is related to high blood pressure. In 108 years alone, more than 38,000 people were killed, …
