One in four women dies from heart disease. It's the #1 killer of women, regardless of race or ethnicity. It also strikes at younger ages than most people think, and the risk rises in middle age. And, two-thirds of women who have heart attacks never fully recover.
Number of Deaths*Heart Disease,
315,000
Number of Deaths*Stroke,
82,000
Number of Deaths**Lung Cancer,
71,000
Number of Deaths*Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 65,000
Number of Deaths**Breast Cancer, 41,000
Numbers of deaths rounded to the nearest thousand.
*As reported by CDC (2006)
**As reported by
the American Cancer Society (2006)
The Heart Truth and Red Dress are trademarks of DHHS.