Prevalence and Incidence of Heart disease

Prevalance of Heart disease:

22 million adults in the US 2000 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ... see also overview of Heart disease.

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 12 or 8.09% or 22 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "22 million adults in the US 2000 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Prevalance of types of Heart disease:

For details see prevalence of types of Heart disease analysis; summary of available prevalence data:

• heart attack: 7.5 million people with AMI (NHLBI)
• high blood pressure: 50 million Americans (NHLBI); 217 per 1000 (NHIS95)
• Ischemic heart disease: 68 per 1000 (NHIS95)
• Heart rhythm disorders: 53 per 1000 (NHIS95: heart rhythm disorders); 21 per 1000 (NHIS95: heart murmurs)
• Tachycardia: 16 per 1000 (NHIS95)
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Incidence of types of Heart disease:

For details see incidence of types of Heart disease analysis; summary of available incidence by type data:

• heart attack: 1.25 million annually USA (NHLBI); 1.1 million with 650,000 new events and 450,000 recurrences.
• rheumatic heart disease: 194 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
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Prevelance of Heart disease discussion:

Facts About Heart Disease and Women: NHLBI (Excerpt)

One in ten American women ages 45 to 64 has some form of heart disease. That increases to one in five for women over age 65. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Heart Disease and Women: NHLBI)

NHLBI Heart Disease & Women Are You At Risk: NHLBI (Excerpt)

One in ten American women 45 to 64 years of age has some form of heart disease, and this increases to one in four women over 65. Heart disease is the number one killer of American women. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI Heart Disease & Women Are You At Risk: NHLBI)

Prevelance statistics for Heart disease:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Heart disease:

• 155 per 1000 (NHIS95)
• 9 million American women (NHLBI)
• 22.3 million cases per year of heart disease in the USA 1994 (US Government Statistics)
• 23.0 million noninstitutionalised people have a diagnosed heart disease in the US 2001(Summary Statistics for US Adults, 2001, NCHS, CDC)
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Death statistics for Heart disease:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Heart disease:

• 700,142 deaths in the USA 2001 (National Center for Health Statistics, 2001)
• 245.8 deaths per 100,000 in the USA 2001 (National Center for Health Statistics, 2001)
• Number 1 cause of death in the USA 2001 (National Center for Health Statistics, 2001)
• 21% of all hospital inpatient deaths in the USA 2000 (National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2000)
• 700,142 people died from heart disease each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
• 245.8 people per 100,000 population died from heart disease each year in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
• Heart disease was ranked the number 1 leading cause of death in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
• 21% of hospital inpatient deaths each year was due to heart disease in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
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