Statistics About Heart Disease 
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Statistics About Heart Disease
Heart disease is one of the most common diseases in the United States. The statistics reveal astonishing numbers of people suffer from heart attacks everyday and every year.
It is the number one cause of death in the United States for both men and women. Heart disease encompasses several heart conditions, including stroke, heart attack, cardiovascular problems, blocked arteries, coronary heart disease and several more.Heart diseases can be caused due to diabetes, lethargic lifestyles, and habits like smoking, and even high pollution rates. It can also be caused due to other conditions such as thyroid and obesity.
Some of the statistics related to heart disease are as follows:
- It is number one cause of death in men and women
- In the year 2005, nearly 652,091 people died due to a heart related condition. The same statistics has gone up to 800,000 in 2009.
- Among all the people who die of heart disease, nearly 50.5 percent of them are women.
- Heart disease is the cause of deaths in all races, including Hispanics, African Americans, and Caucasians. However, only in Asians, cancer is seen to be the major cause of death.
- The number of Americans deaths due to heart disease is in millions when compared worldwide.
- It has been found that lowering blood pressure and high cholesterol reduces the risks of heart disease among all ages.
- Studies on deaths caused due to heart disease revealed that the maximum number of people to die is from the age of 45 to 55.
- The chances of heart stroke survival are very less in middle aged men and women.
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