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12-1. Coronary heart disease (CHD) deaths

Heart Disease

NO CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE
(Data updated and footnoted)
12-1. Reduce coronary heart disease deaths.
Target: 1621 deaths per 100,000 population.
Baseline: 2032 coronary heart disease deaths per 100,000 population in 19992 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
Target setting method: 20 percent improvement.
Data source : National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.
1 (Target revised from 166 because of baseline revision after November 2000 publication)
2 (Baseline and baseline year revised from 208 and 1998 after November 2000 publication)

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