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Phthalates - Cardiovascular Deaths

May 18 , 2025 14 hrs 0 min 28 0

Phthalates have contributed to more than 10% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women aged 55 – 64.
These Synthetic chemicals are found in consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys.
The di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), a chemical commonly used to make the plastics more flexible, caused heart disease deaths.
India recorded the highest number of DEHP-attributable heart disease deaths globally, with an estimated 103,587 fatalities among individuals aged 55 to 64.
China, also a major producer and consumer of plastics, recorded 33,858 such deaths, placing it third after Indonesia, which had 52,219 deaths.