Prevalence and Incidence of Heart attack

Prevalance of Heart attack:

7.5 million people with AMI (NHLBI) ... see also overview of Heart attack.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 36 or 2.76% or 7.5 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "7.5 million people with AMI (NHLBI)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence (annual) of Heart attack:

1.25 million annually USA (NHLBI); 1.1 million with 650,000 new events and 450,000 recurrences. ... see also overview of Heart attack.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 217 or 0.46% or 1.2 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "1.25 million annually USA (NHLBI); 1.1 million with 650,000 new events and 450,000 recurrences." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Heart attack:

1,249,999 per year, 104,166 per month, 24,038 per week, 3,424 per day, 142 per hour, 2 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "1.25 million annually USA (NHLBI); 1.1 million with 650,000 new events and 450,000 recurrences." -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence of Heart attack:

Each year, about 1.1 million Americans suffer a heart attack. (Source: excerpt from Heart Attacks: NHLBI)

Prevelance statistics for Heart attack:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Heart attack:

• 7,600,000 cases in the USA (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988-94)
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Incidence statistics for Heart attack:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Heart attack:

• 3,000 people each day have a heart attack in the US (W.H. Howard, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., How to protect your heart from your doctor)
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Death statistics for Heart attack:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Heart attack:

• More than 250,000 die before they reach hospital (The British Heart Foundation, 2004)
• 50% wait more than 2 hours before getting help (The British Heart Foundation, 2004)
• 12.5 million of the estimated 32 million worldwide heart attacks are fatal (Integrated Management of Cardiovascular Risk , WHO, 2002)
• 40-75% of all victims die before reaching hospital (Integrated Management of Cardiovascular Risk,WHO, 2002)
• 1,400 people die each day from a heart attack in the US (W.H. Howard, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P., How to protect your heart from your doctor)
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