Heart Disease Facts
Heart Disease Statistics
The term “heart disease” is actually a catch-all for several different types of heart abnormalities and conditions. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is most prevalent type of heart disease and may lead to a heart attack. The following stats were pulled from the CDC website.
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
- One person dies every 36 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease.
- About 655,000 Americans die from heart disease each year—that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.
- Heart disease costs the United States about $219 billion each year from 2014 to 2015.3 This includes the cost of health care services, medicines, and lost productivity due to death.
- Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing 365,914 people in 2017.
- About 18.2 million adults age 20 and older have CAD (about 6.7%).
- About 2 in 10 deaths from CAD happen in adults less than 65 years old.
Bottom Line
If you’re currently suffering with any heart disease, or feel you are at-risk, please connect with us today and schedule an appointment to be checked out.
