Heart Disease Statistics
causes submit a link
Recent data for download
American Heart Association
Access the most recent heart disease statistical data on this page. Also includes information on stroke.
risks submit a link
Statistics for different ethnic groups
Office of Minority Health
Curious about how heart disease statistics break down for different ethnic populations in the United States? Links on this page have lots of information.
A killer disease
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Find more interesting and surprising heart disease statistics here.
Disease rates by state and county
Nat'l Center for Chronic Disease
Obtain heart disease statistics for each U.S. state and county with this interactive map.
Heart disease worldwide
Global Cardiovascular Infobase
Use this unique interactive map to compare the rates of heart disease in different parts of the world, and see how they correlate with other variables, such as diet and education.
State-by-state death rates
Kaiser Family Foundation
Discover which states have the highest and lowest heart disease mortality rates. This resource presents heart disease statistics clearly on an interactive United States map.
Illustrated report
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
This detailed report includes a wide range of heart disease statistics, complete with charts and graphs.
Basic heart disease statstics
American Heart Association
Learn about the prevalence of the different types of heart disease. Goes a bit more in depth about coronary heart disease.
Heart disease statistics in depth
Circulation
Annual report from the American Heart Association is filled with statistical information. Written for an expert audience and contains technical language.
symptoms submit a link
Statistics by disease type
World Heart Federation
Learn a little about the major types of heart disease. Statistics for the number of deaths from each type in different regions of the world.
treatments submit a link
Patient numbers by type of care
Centers for Disease Control
Get heart disease statistics on where patients are receiving care: home, hospital, nursing home, hospice. Also find links to more information.

