Cardiovascular Disease
Statistics
According to American Collage Of Cardiology the statistics of heart disease is:
In 2008, over 616,000 people died of heart disease.
In 2008, heart disease caused almost 25% of deaths—almost one in every four—in the United States.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2008 were in men.
Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease. In 2008, 405,309 people died from coronary heart disease.
Every year about 785,000 Americans have a first coronary attack. Another 470,000 who have already had one or more coronary attacks have another attack.
In 2010, coronary heart disease alone was projected to cost the United States $108.9 billion. This total includes the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity.
Why Do Men Get Heart Disease More Than Women?
According to Rachel Dreyer, Ph.D, when women get diagnosed with heart disease they most likely have medical problems, poorer physical and mental functioning, more chest pain and a poorer quality of life in the month leading up to their heart attack. Though men seem to have more heart attacks than women the amount of heart attacks in women are growing throughout the years.
