{
  "id": 12543300,
  "title": "The Stats don’t lie: Heart disease kills almost 20% of South Africans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-stats-dont-lie-heart-disease-kills-almost-20-of-south-africans",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T03:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-10-07-the-stats-dont-lie-heart-disease-kills-almost-20-of-south-africans/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cardiovascular disease accounted for almost 20% of registered deaths in South Africa in 2024, with men and women facing sharply different risks as they age.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}