CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL STATEMENT ON HEART FAILURE
This is what the Center for Disease Control says about Heart Failure-
America's Heart Disease Burden
Race of Ethnic Group% of Deaths
African Americans 24.5
American Indians or Alaska Natives 18.0
Asians or Pacific Islanders 23.2
Hispanics 20.8
Whites 25.1
All 25.0
References
America's Heart Disease Burden
- About 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.1
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men.1
- Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing over 370,000 peopleannually.1
- Every year about 735,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack and 210,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack.2
Race of Ethnic Group% of Deaths
African Americans 24.5
American Indians or Alaska Natives 18.0
Asians or Pacific Islanders 23.2
Hispanics 20.8
Whites 25.1
All 25.0
References
- CDC, NCHS. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2013 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2015. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2013, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed Feb. 3, 2015.
- Mozaffarian D, Benjamin EJ, Go AS, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2015 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2015;131:e29-322.
- Heidenreich PA, Trogdon JG, Khavjou OA, et al. Forecasting the future of cardiovascular disease in the United States: a policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2011;123:933-44. Epub 2011 Jan 24.
- Heron M. Deaths: Leading causes for 2008.[PDF-2.7M] National vital statistics reports. 2012;60(6).
- About 5.1 million people in the United States have heart failure.1
- One in 9 deaths in 2009 included heart failure as contributing cause.1
- About half of people who develop heart failure die within 5 years of diagnosis