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Cardiovascular Basic Facts
Incidence
 | Since 1900, cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the number one killer in the US every year but 1918 |
| | More than 2,600 Americans die of CVD each day: about 1 death every 33 seconds |
| | CVD claims almost 10,500 more lives each year than the next six leading causes of death combined |
| | CVD is a global problem: |
| - | The Russian Federation has the highest rate of death due to CVD: 1310 per 100,000 population |
| - | Among industrialized nations, Japan has the lowest death rate due to CVD: 201 per 100,000 population |
| - | Over a 16-year period, the CVD age-adjusted death rate declined about 30%, from 530 to 375 deaths per 100,000 Americans |
Demographics
| | About 1 in 5 Americans has some form of cardiovascular disease |
| | 85% of people who die of coronary heart disease (CHD) are 65 or older |
| | This year about 1.1 million Americans will have a new or recurrent coronary attack; more than 40% of these will die |
| | Under age 75, more men have coronary heart disease; more women have congestive heart failure (CHF) |
| | Smoker's risk versus nonsmoker's: |
| - | Two-fold higher risk of suffering a heart attack |
| - | Two- to four-fold higher risk of suffering sudden cardiac death |
| - | More likely to die within one hour of having a heart attack |
Impact
| | In 1997, $26.9 billion in payments were made to Medicare beneficiaries for hospital expenses due to cardiovascular problems; this represents an average of $7,873 per discharge. |
| | In 1997, 25.8% of nursing home residents age 65 or older had a primary diagnosis of CVD at admission |
| | Estimated costs of cardiovascular diseases in the US: |
| - | Direct costs, including hospital/nursing home, physicians/other professional care, drugs/other medical durables, and home health care: $153.8 billion |
| - | Indirect costs, including lost productivity because of morbidity and mortality: $99 billion |
| - | Total estimated direct and indirect costs of CVD: $252.8 billion |
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