In Stockholm, there were 22,415 deaths from ischaemic heart disease (diseases associated with the blood vessels supplying the heart) over the study period (2000 - 2007). This figure consists of 11,772 male deaths and 10,643 female deaths and is based on register data from Statistics Sweden linked to death records from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. The spatial distribution of mortality due to ischaemic heart disease in Stockholm is demonstrated in the maps below, shown separately for men and women. For further information about how these maps were created, please visit the methodological section of the Atlas.