Heart Disease
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Number of adults with diagnosed heart disease: 30.3 million
- Percent of adults with diagnosed heart disease: 12.1%
Physician office visits
- Percent of office-based physician visits with coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, or history of myocardial infarction indicated on the medical record: 6.7%
Emergency department visits
- Percent of visits to emergency departments with coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, or history of myocardial infarction indicated on the medical record: 7.2%
Source: 2018 NHAMCS Public Use File
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 659,041
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 200.8
- Cause of death rank: 1
Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2019) via CDC WONDER
More data
- Trends in Heart Disease from Health, United States
- Health, United States – Infographics: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Heart Disease
- Trends in Cancer and Heart Disease Death Rates Among Adults Aged 45-64: United States, 1999-2017 pdf icon[PDF – 248 KB]
- Changes in the Leading Cause of Death: Recent Patterns in Heart Disease and Cancer Mortality
- Recent Trends in Heart Failure-related Mortality: United States, 2000-2014
Page last reviewed: January 25, 2021
Content source: CDC/National Center for Health Statistics