Cardiovascular Disease/Stroke Statistics
Cardiovascular Disease
- Fifty percent of the people who suffer from a heart attack have normal cholesterol levels
- According to the American Heart Association, about 69% of people who have a first heart attack, 77% who have a first stroke and 74% who have congestive heart failure have blood pressure higher than 140/90
- Every day more than 12,600 people suffer from a heart attack
- Every 34 seconds someone in the US dies from a heart attack
- Every day more than 32.800 Americans are diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD)
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) kills more than 1 million Americans every year
Stroke Statistics
- About 795,000 Americans have a first or recurring stroke each year
- Stroke is the 3rd largest killer in the US after Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
- Thirty – percent of stroke victims die within 1 year and 15% – 30% have some type of permanent disability
- Women are more likely to die from stroke than men although men have slightly more strokes than women
- Strokes increase with age with more than 70% of strokes happening in people 65 years and older
- A blood clot or blocked artery leading to the brain causes about 87% of all strokes
- High blood pressure is a major factor in stroke