As a result of the slave trade, five times as many Africans arrived in the Americas than Europeans. Slaves were needed on plantations and for mines and the majority was shipped to Brazil, the Caribbean, and the Spanish Empire.t is estimated that during the 4 1/2 centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Portugal was responsible for transporting over 4.5 million Africans (roughly 40% of the total).
Approximately 84 million people in this country suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease, causing about 2,200 deaths a day, averaging one death every 40 seconds. Almost one out of every three deaths results from cardiovascular disease.The direct and indirect costs of cardiovascular disease and stroke are about $315 billion. This figure is increasing every year. An estimated 15 million U.S. adults have coronary heart disease.ardiovascular disease is the cause of more deaths than cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, and accidents combined. It is a myth that heart disease is a man's disease.
Also known as: CVD. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a general term used to describe disorders that can affect the heart (cardio) and/or the body's system of blood vessels (vascular).Most cardiovascular diseases reflect chronic conditions â conditions that develop or persist over a long period of time.n addition, there are some risk factors that cannot be controlled, including age, gender, and family history: 1  CVD risk increases with age. 2  Men are generally at higher risk of heart disease; however, women's risk increases to that of men's after menopause.