Heart Disease

Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity
  • Percent of adults who have ever been diagnosed with coronary heart disease: 4.9% (2022)

Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2022

Physician office visits
  • Number of visits to physician offices with coronary atherosclerosis and other chronic ischemic heart disease as the primary diagnosis: 13.0 million
  • Percent of visits to physician offices with coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, or history of myocardial infarction indicated on the medical record: 6.9%

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 National Summary Tables, table 14, 16 [PDF – 865 KB]

Emergency department visits
  • Percent of visits to emergency departments with coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease, or history of myocardial infarction indicated on the medical record: 6.4%

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2021 National Summary Tables, table 12 [PDF – 830 KB]

Mortality
  • Number of deaths: 695,547
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 209.6
  • Cause of death rank: 1

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2021) via CDC WONDER