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
  • 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
Deaths Vary by EthnicityHeart disease is the leading cause of death for people of most ethnicities in the United States, including African Americans, Hispanics, and whites. For American Indians or Alaska Natives and Asians or Pacific Islanders, heart disease is second only to cancer. Below are the percentages of all deaths caused by heart disease in 2008, listed by ethnicity.4

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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
(1)Go AS, Mozaffarian D, Roger VL, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2013 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2013;127:e6–e245.