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Heart Disease

(Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses)

Morbidity

Number of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed heart disease: 23.0 million (2002)

Percent of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed heart disease: 11.2 (2002)

Source: Summary Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002

Health care use

Ambulatory care

Number of office-based physician visits: 20.8 million (2002)

Source:  National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Summary

Number of hospital outpatient department visits: 1,075,000 (2002)

Source:  National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2002 Outpatient Department Summary

Hospital inpatient care

Number of discharges:  4.4 million (2002)

Average length of stay:  4.6 days (2002)

Source:  2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey

Home health care

Number of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 147,600 (2000)

Percent of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 10.9 (2000)

Source:  National Home and Hospice Care Survey

Hospice care

Number of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 13,500 (2000)

Percent of current patients with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 12.8  (2000)

Source: National Home and Hospice Care Survey

Nursing home care

Number of residents with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 165,100 (1999)

Percent of residents with heart disease as primary diagnosis: 10.1  (1999)

Source:  National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary

Mortality

Number of deaths:  700,142 (2001)

Deaths per 100,000 population: 245.8 (2001)

Cause of death rank: 1 (2001)

Source:  Deaths: Final Data for 2001

Percent of hospital inpatient deaths from heart disease: 21.0 (2000)

Source:  National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2000 Annual Summary with Detailed Diagnosis and Procedure Data

More data

Frequencies and percents of adults with diagnosed heart disease by age, sex, and race/ethnicity  Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, tables 1, 2

Rates of discharges and days of care in short-stay hospitals by sex and age: 1990-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 92

Discharges and average length of stay in short-stay hospitals by sex and age: 1990-2001 Health, United States, 2003, table 93

Death rates for heart disease by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age, 1950-2000 Health, United States, 2003, table 36

Related links

National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

National Health Interview Survey

National Home and Hospice Care Survey

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

National 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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