Heart Disease

• Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with coronary heart disease: 4.9% (2021)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2021

• Number of visits to physician offices with coronary atherosclerosis and other chronic ischemic heart disease as the primary diagnosis: 13.0 million
• Percent of visits to physician offices with coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, or history of myocardial infarction indicated on the medical record: 6.9%

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 14, 16 [PDF – 865 KB]

• Percent of visits to emergency departments with coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, or history of myocardial infarction indicated on the medical record: 6.9%

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2020 National Summary Tables, table 12 [PDF – 1.4 MB]

• Number of deaths: 695,547
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 209.6
• Cause of death rank: 1

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health Interview Survey
• National Home and Hospice Care Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Heart Disease
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• American Heart Association