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How many people in America suffer from heart disease?


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Number of noninstitutionalized adults with diagnosed heart disease: 24.1 million

-From US National Centre for Health Statistics website.

In 2006, the number of adults in the US diagnosed and not in an institution (Hospital, Nursing Home, etc.) was 24.1 million. That's 11% of the adult US population.

In 2005, the number of US death due to Heart disease was 652,091. That's 222 for every 100,000 people. Heart disease was the number 1 cause of death in the US for year 2005.

Source:
National Center for Health Statistics
Hyattsville, MD
20782

NCHS - Heart Disease
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/heart.ht...

Oops... I gave the same reference as cardiophile. Sorry about that. Give him the points since he answered first.

Terry

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