Statistics on Heart Disease (Cont.)

Statistics on Heart Disease Costs

Statistics regarding the costs associated with heart disease include:
 
  • In 2005, the cost of heart disease and stroke in the United States is projected to exceed $394 billion: $242 billion for healthcare expenditures and $152 billion for lost productivity from death and disability.
     
  • Based on the 2001 statistics for heart disease, the cost of hospitalization for cardiovascular problems among Medicare beneficiaries topped $29 billion.
     
  • In 2005, $60 billion in healthcare spending was attributed to high blood pressure.
     

Statistics on Heart Disease: Tables

 
Table 1
This table estimates the total number of people alive in the United States with cardiovascular disease. Individuals with more than one cardiovascular condition are counted for each condition that applies to them. These statistics on heart disease are from 2001.
 
CVD (cardiovascular disease)
64,400,000
50,000,000
Coronary heart disease
13,200,000
7,800,000
Angina pectoris
6,800,000
Stroke
4,800,000
5,000,000
Congenital heart defects
1,000,000
2,200,000
(Statistics on Heart Disease Continued: Page 3)

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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD