Deaths fromheart diseasealso increased, from 12.1 million in 1990 to 18.6 million in 2019.
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Statistics
Heart disease is a broad term formany different heart conditions.
This can include coronary heart disease, a heart attack, or heart failure.
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By Age
Your risk for cardiovascular disease increases as you get older.
Forty-seven percent of Americans have one or more of these factors.
Statin drugs can slow down the production of cholesterol in your liver.
Use the numbers to help motivate yourself to follow heart-healthy habits.
Your heart will thank you.
Women are more likely to die of heart disease.
As of 2016, there were 121.5 million adults in the United States living with cardiovascular diseases.
Thats 48% of the adult population.
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