By the Numbers: Heart Disease

In honor of National Heart Month, we present some numbers on heart disease. All numbers are for 2014, which is the most recent data available.

1

Heart disease ranking in cause of death among Americans.

11.5

Percentage of American adults with diagnosed heart disease.

47

Percentage of cardiac deaths that happen outside of a hospital.

50

Approximate percentage of Americans who have one of three major risk factors – high blood pressure, high cholesterol and the inability to quit smoking tobacco.

92

The percentage of survey respondents who recognized chest pain as a heart attack symptom, however, only 27 percent were aware of all the major symptoms, which include upper body pain or discomfort in the arms, back, neck, jaw or upper stomach; shortness of breath; nausea, lightheadedness or cold sweats.

614,348

Annual number of U.S. deaths due to heart disease.

735,000

The average number of Americans who have a heart attack annually. Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack.

27.6 million

Number of adult Americans with diagnosed heart disease.

$207 billion

The annual cost of heart disease in the U.S., including the cost of health care services, medications and lost productivity.

Source: cdc.gov