Heart Disease

• Number of adults with diagnosed heart disease: 28.2 million
• Percent of adults with diagnosed heart disease: 11.5%

Source: Summary Health Statistics Tables for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2017, Table A-1b, A-1c pdf icon[PDF – 137 KB]

• 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%

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2016 National Summary Tables, table 18 pdf icon[PDF – 793 KB]

• Percent of visits to emergency departments with coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, or history of myocardial infarction indicated on the medical record: 5.9%

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2016 Emergency Department Summary Tables, table 13 pdf icon[PDF – 738 KB]

• Number of deaths: 647,457
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 198.8
• Cause of death rank: 1

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2017, tables 6, 7 pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]

• Ambulatory Health Care Data
• National Health Interview Survey
• National Home and Hospice Care Survey
• Mortality data
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Heart Disease
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Instituteexternal icon
• American Heart Associationexternal icon