QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates from Heart Disease Among Adults Aged 45–64 Years, by Urbanization Level and Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2019

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In 2019, the age-adjusted death rate from heart disease among adults aged 45–64 years was 121.1 per 100,000 and was higher in rural counties (160.0) than urban counties (114.5).
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Authors: Deepthi Kandi, MS, and Sibeso Joyner, MPH

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Figure is a bar graph indicating age-adjusted death rates from heart disease among adults aged 45–64 years, by urbanization level and sex, in the United States during 2019, based on data from the National Vital Statistics System.
Age-adjusted death rates from heart disease among adults aged 45–64 years

In 2019, the age-adjusted death rate from heart disease among adults aged 45–64 years was 121.1 per 100,000 and was higher in rural counties (160.0) than urban counties (114.5).

Among men, the age-adjusted death rate from heart disease was 221.4 in rural counties and 165.1 in urban counties.

Among women, the age-adjusted death rate from heart disease was 99.5 in rural counties and 66.8 in urban counties. In each urbanization level, the rate was higher for men than for women.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7046a8.htm

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National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm.

CDC Wonder online database. https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html.

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