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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links
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Health Interview Survey
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Home and Hospice Care Survey
National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
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Hospital Discharge Survey
National
Nursing Home Survey
Mortality
data
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
American
Heart Association
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December 17, 2008