Cost of Heart Disease in the U.S.
Heart disease cost nearly $418 billion in the U.S. from 2020 to 2021, covering healthcare services, medicines, and lost productivity.
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Heart disease cost nearly $418 billion in the U.S. from 2020 to 2021, covering healthcare services, medicines, and lost productivity.
The main causes include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, obesity, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and excessive drinking.
About 1 in 5 heart attacks are silent; the person is unaware of the damage done.
Every 34 seconds, one person dies from cardiovascular disease. In 2023, 919,032 people died from cardiovascular disease, equivalent to 1 in 3 deaths.
Limited access to health care, smoking, lack of exercise, and social determinants of health contribute to poorer heart health in rural areas.
Nearly 50,000 Floridians die of heart disease each year; 9 of the 10 counties with the highest rates are rural.
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