Health Engineering Group

Cardio-Vascular Disease Facts & Statistics

• CVD is the number one killer in the U.S. for both men & women.
• Heart disease and stroke account for almost 6 million hospitalizations each year.
• Over 40% of people age 45+ have CVD.  One millions people die of CVD each year.
• Nearly 2,600 Americans die of CVD each day, one death every 33 seconds.
• CVD claims more lives each year than the next 5 leading causes of death combined.
• 60% of all deaths are listed as CVD related
• In 2000, 32% of all CVD deaths occurred before age 75.
• Each year 400,000 - 460,000 people die of heart disease before reaching a hospital.
• Almost 150,000 Americans killed by CVD each year are under age 65.
• Since 1984, heart disease claimed the lives of more females than males.
• CVD affects both the young and the old.