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Heart Disease

(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)

Morbidity

Number of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed heart disease: 24.1 million

Percent of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed heart disease: 11

Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Table 1 and 2

Health care use

Hospital inpatient care

Number of discharges: 4.2 million

Average length of stay: 4.4 days

Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Tables 2, 4

Home health care

Number of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 147,600

Percent of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 11

Source:  2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, Table 12

Hospice care

Number of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 13,500

Percent of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 12.8

Source: 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, Table 12

Nursing home care

Number of residents with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 165,100

Percent of residents with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 10

Source:  National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, Table 26

Mortality

Number of deaths:  652,091

Deaths per 100,000 population: 222.0

Cause of death rank: 1

Source:  Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Table C

More data

Discharges and days of care in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnoses: 1990-2005 Health, United States, 2007, Table 100

Discharges and average length of stay in non-federal short stay hospitals by sex, age, and selected first-listed diagnoses: 1990-2005 Health, United States, 2007, Table 101

Death rates for heart disease by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, 1950-2004 Health, United States, 2007, Table 36

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Summary

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Outpatient Department Summary

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2006 Emergency Department Summary

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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

American Heart Association

 

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