In Madrid, there were 20,744 deaths from ischaemic heart disease (diseases associated with the blood vessels supplying the heart) over the study period (2000 - 2007). This figure consists of 11,228 male deaths and 9,516 female deaths and is based on data from the Mortality Registry of Madrid. The spatial distribution of mortality due to ischaemic heart disease in Madrid 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.