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Deaths by Major Causes, U.S., 2005
Other 55
Blood** 0.4
CVD 35.3
Lung* 9.3
*Excludes 14,000 deaths from pulmonary heart disease (0.6%).
**Excludes 204,000 deaths from blood-clotting disorders (8.3%).

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Deaths From Cardiovascular, Lung, and Blood Diseases, U.S., 2005
Lung 20.6
Blood 0.9
CVD* 78.5
*CVD involving blood clotting (23.6%)

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Deaths From Cardiovascular Diseases, U.S., 2005
Stroke 16.7
AMI 17.5
Other CHD 34.1
Other CVD* 26.7
PulmonaryEmbolism 0.9
OtherAtherosclerosis 4
*Includes cardiac dysrhythmias, hypertensive disease, and other heart and blood vessel diseases.

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Deaths From Lung Diseases, U.S., 2005
Airway Diseases 54.4
PulmonaryCirculation 5.4
Neonatal 2.1
Pneumonia 26.1
Interstitial/Other 12

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Deaths From Blood Diseases, U.S., 2005
OtherAtherosclerosis 1.9
PulmonaryEmbolism 3.7
Stroke 41.6
Bleeding and Red Cell Diseases 4.7
AMI 48.1
Source: Estimated by the NHLBI from Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Deaths From Cardiovascular Diseases, U.S., 1900–2006*
Deaths (Thousands)
Year Total CVD Heart Disease CHD Stroke
1900 52.766 27.427   21.353
1910 136.357 75.429   45.461
1920 243.18 137.374   80.019
1930 384.289 251.153   104.345
1940 538.47 385.191   119.753
1950 745.074 537.629 396.055 156.751
1960 923.635 661.712 546.366 193.588
1970 1024.501 735.542 666.665 207.166
1980 993.348 761.085 635.677 170.225
1990 920.245 720.058 558.291 144.088
2000 941.526 710.76 515.204 167.661
2005 857.965 649.399 443.891 143.497
2006 825 629 425 137
2010        
*Data for 2006 are preliminary.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Death Rates* for Cardiovascular Diseases, U.S., 1900–2006**
Deaths/100,000 Population
  CVD Heart Disease CHD Stroke
1900 264.3 137.4   106.9
1910 287.2 158.9   95.8
1920 282.5 159.6   93.0
1930 327.8 214.2   89.0
1940 406.6 292.5   90.9
1950 494.4 356.8 262.8 104.0
1960 515.1 369.0 304.7 108.0
1970 504.2 362.0 328.1 101.9
1980 438.5 336.0 280.5 75.1
1990 370.0 289.5 224.3 57.9
2000 342.1 258.2 187.2 60.9
2005 289.4 219.1 149.8 48.4
2006 275.7 210.2 141.9 45.8
2010        
*Not age-adjusted.
**Data for 2006 are preliminary.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Ten Leading Causes of Death: Death Rates, U.S., 2006*
Deaths/100,000 Population
Cause of Death
1 = Heart* 141.9 68.3 210.2
2 = Cancer
   187.1  
3 = Stroke   45.8  
4 = COPD†   41.6  
5 = Accidents
   39.3  
6 = Alzheimer's Disease
   24.4  
7 = Diabetes
   24.2  
8 = Influenza and Pneumonia
   18.8  
9 = Nephritis
   15  
10 = Septicemia
   11.4  
*Data for 2006 are preliminary.
* *Includes 141.9 deaths per 100,000 population from CHD.
† COPD and allied conditions (including asthma); the term in the ICD/10 is "chronic lower respiratory diseases."
‡ Based on the average remaining years of life up to age 77 years.
Note: Diseases shown in bold are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Ten Leading Causes of Death Among Minority Groups, U.S., 2005
Black Percent of
All Deaths
Septicemia 2.1
HIV Infection 2.4
Nephritis 2.8
COPD 2.8
Homicide 3
Diabetes 4.4
Accidents 4.7
Stroke 6
Cancer 21.6
Heart 25.3

Note: Diseases shown in bold are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Hispanic Percent of
All Deaths
Perinatal 2.2
Pneumonia 2.4
COPD 2.6
Homicide 2.7
Cirrhosis 2.7
Diabetes 5.1
Stroke 5.2
Accidents 8.7
Cancer 19.9
Heart 22.5

Note: Diseases shown in bold are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Asian* Percent of
All Deaths
Alzheimer's 1.4
Suicide 1.7
Nephritis 1.8
COPD 3
Pneumonia 3.1
Diabetes 3.6
Accidents 4.9
Stroke 8.2
Heart 24.2
Cancer 25.7

* Includes deaths among individuals of Asian extraction and Asian-Pacific Islanders.
Note: Diseases shown in bold are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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American Indian** Percent of
All Deaths
Nephritis 1.9
Pneumonia 2.5
Suicide 2.8
COPD 3.7
Cirrhosis 4.3
Stroke 4.5
Diabetes 5.9
Accidents 11.7
Cancer 17.7
Heart 19.1

** Includes deaths among Aleuts and Eskimos.
Note: Diseases shown in bold are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Deaths Attributed to Heart Failure,* U.S., 1970–2005
Year Deaths (Thousands)
1970 136
  141
  149
  155
  155
1975 156
  162
  164
  169
  235
1980 248
  244
  246
  252
  254
1985 259
  260
  261
  267
  265
1990 270
  272
  274
  289
  284
1995 287
  284
  286
  287
  286
2000 286
2001 290
2002 287
2003 289
2004 284
2005 292
* Heart failure as the underlying or contributing cause of death.
Note:  Breaks in trend line indicate change in ICD codes.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Heart Disease by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, U.S., 1985–2005
Male Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 549.6 491.4 299.9 300.9 272.8
1986 536.9 476.9 293 294.9 265.1
1987 524.5 462.9 286.4 289 257.5
1988 512.4 449.3 279.8 283.3 250.2
1989 500.6 436.1 273.5 277.7 243.1
1990 489.1 423.3 267.2 272.1 236.2
1991 477.8 410.9 261.2 266.7 229.4
1992 466.7 398.8 255.2 261.4 222.9
1993 456 387.1 249.4 256.2 216.6
1994 445.5 375.7 243.7 251.1 210.4
1995 435.2 364.7 238.2 246.1 204.4
1996 425.1 354 232.8 241.2 198.6
1997 415.3 343.6 227.5 236.4 192.9
1998 405.7 333.5 222.3 231.7 187.4
1999 396.4 323.7 217.2 227.1 182.1
2000 387.2 314.2 212.3 222.6 176.9
2001 378.3 304.9 207.4 218.2 171.9
2002 369.6 296 202.7 213.9 167
2003 361 287.3 198.1 209.6 162.2
2004 352.7 278.8 193.6 205.4 157.6
2005 344.6 270.6 189.2 201.3 153.1
Female Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 369.8 294.3 176.3 195.8 159.8
1986 362.2 287.1 173.2 192.5 156
1987 354.7 280 170.1 189.2 152.3
1988 347.4 273.2 167.1 185.9 148.7
1989 340.3 266.5 164.1 182.8 145.2
1990 333.3 259.9 161.2 179.6 141.8
1991 326.4 253.5 158.4 176.6 138.5
1992 319.7 247.3 155.6 173.5 135.2
1993 313.1 241.2 152.8 170.6 132.1
1994 306.7 235.3 150.1 167.6 128.9
1995 300.4 229.6 147.4 164.8 125.9
1996 294.2 223.9 144.8 162 123
1997 288.1 218.4 142.2 159.2 120.1
1998 282.2 213.1 139.7 156.5 117.2
1999 276.4 207.8 137.2 153.8 114.5
2000 270.7 202.7 134.8 151.1 111.8
2001 265.1 197.8 132.4 148.6 109.2
2002 259.6 192.9 130.1 146 106.6
2003 254.3 188.2 127.8 143.5 104.1
2004 249.1 183.6 125.5 141.1 101.6
2005 243.9 179.1 123.3 138.6 99.2
*Non-Hispanic.
Note: Each line is a log linear regression derived from the actual rates.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Stroke by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, U.S., 1985–2005
Male Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 122.4 81.7 54.1 58 74.1
1986 119.6 79.8 53.1 57.1 72.7
1987 116.9 77.9 52 56.3 71.3
1988 114.2 76.1 51 55.5 69.9
1989 111.6 74.4 50 54.7 68.5
1990 109 72.7 49 53.9 67.2
1991 106.6 71 48.1 53.1 65.9
1992 104.1 69.4 47.1 52.4 64.6
1993 101.7 67.8 46.2 51.6 63.3
1994 99.4 66.2 45.3 50.9 62.1
1995 97.2 64.7 44.4 50.1 60.9
1996 94.9 63.2 43.6 49.4 59.7
1997 92.8 61.7 42.7 48.7 58.5
1998 90.7 60.3 41.9 48 57.4
1999 88.6 58.9 41.1 47.3 56.3
2000 86.6 57.5 40.3 46.6 55.2
2001 84.6 56.2 39.5 45.9 54.1
2002 82.7 54.9 38.7 45.3 53
2003 80.8 53.7 37.9 44.6 52
2004 78.9 52.4 37.2 44 51
2005 70.5 44.8 31.3 38.2 41.5
Female Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 103.0 72.8 46.0 47.1 59.4
1986 100.8 71.7 45.8 46.8 58.7
1987 98.7 70.6 45.7 46.4 58.0
1988 96.6 69.5 45.5 46.1 57.3
1989 94.5 68.4 45.3 45.8 56.6
1990 92.5 67.4 45.1 45.5 55.9
1991 90.6 66.3 44.9 45.2 55.2
1992 88.7 65.3 44.7 44.9 54.5
1993 86.8 64.3 44.6 44.6 53.8
1994 85.0 63.3 44.4 44.3 53.2
1995 83.2 62.3 44.2 44.0 52.5
1996 81.4 61.4 44.0 43.7 51.9
1997 79.7 60.4 43.8 43.4 51.3
1998 78.0 59.5 43.7 43.1 50.6
1999 76.4 58.6 43.5 42.8 50.0
2000 74.8 57.7 43.3 42.5 49.4
2001 73.2 56.8 43.1 42.2 48.8
2002 71.6 55.9 43.0 42.0 48.2
2003 70.1 55.1 42.8 41.7 47.6
2004 68.6 54.2 42.6 41.4 47.0
2005 67.2 53.4 42.5 41.1 46.5
*Non-Hispanic.
Note: Each line is a log linear regression derived from the actual rates.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Coronary Heart Disease, U.S., 1950–2006*
Actual Rate and Expected Rates if Rise Had Continued or Reached a Plateau
  1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Actual 439.5 433.6 431.2 439.5 426.0 440.1 446.7 457.6 458.2 455.8 463.8 455.9 469.7 478.4 463.2 466.4 465.1 453.9 482.6 469.8 448.0 448.5 445.5 437.0 414.6 388.1 382.2 368.5 362.0 339.1 345.2 329.5 320.4 316.1 304.1 296.2 283.4 273.9 268.5 257.5 249.6 240.6 232.6 233.2 224.5 219.7 212.1 203.6 197.1 194.6 186.8 177.8 170.8 162.9 150.5 143.8 141.9
Expected                                     475.8 478.3 480.9 483.4 486.0 488.5 491.1 493.7 496.3 498.9 501.5 504.2 506.9 509.5 512.2 514.9 517.6 520.4 523.1 525.9 528.7 531.4 534.2 537.1 539.9 542.8 545.6 548.5 551.4 554.3 557.2 560.2 563.1 566.1 569.1 572.1 575.1 578.1 581.2
Peak                                       482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6 482.6
*Data for 2006 are preliminary.
Source: Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Common Cardiovascular and Lung Diseases With High Percentage Discharged Dead From Hospitals, U.S., 1975, 1985, and 2006
Disease Percent Discharged
Dead 2006		 Percent Discharged
Dead 1985		 Percent Discharged
Dead 1975
Cardiac Dysrhythmia 2 7.9  
Pneumonia 3.4 7.6 6.4
Heart Failure 2.8 8.1  
Stroke 5.3 8.7 16.4
AMI 6.8 15.5 19.3
Source: National Hospital Discharge Survey, NCHS.

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Death Rates* for Coronary Heart Disease in Men, Ages 35–74, in Selected Countries, 1970–2005
Deaths/100,000 Population
Year Finland Australia USA England Poland France Japan
1970 701.7 652.3 651.5 509.3 177.4 148.7 93.5
  727.8 636.1 636.5 514.3 194.3 156.5 88.3
  680.1 623.3 633.5 539.3 204.8 159.6 83.7
  695.2 609.7 618.2 532.6 210.3 158.1 85.6
  699.5 609.1 587.3 535.8 212.3 163.9 84.5
1975 679.9 565.1 557.5 530.7 230.6 167.2 80.1
  699.8 553.4 540.5 526.3 244.4 160.5 77.6
  693.2 527.8 519.8 521.2 253.4 152.5 76.5
  664.1 499.2 504.1 535.9 262.8 153.8 74
  638.5 477.5 473.2 522.6 255.6 149.6 71.7
1980 616.1 449.1 465 508.8 277.2 148.3 74.5
  602.8 442.6 448 491.9 261.9 145 69.6
  598.6 427.6 433.7 484.1 265.5 145.5 66.6
  573.6 402.2 420.6 489.4 261.4 144.4 65
  561.5 380.3 401.1 477.3 283.6 143 62.5
1985 575.7 376.6 388.2 475.8 297.5 142.4 59.8
  530.7 347.9 367.7 455.7 306.8 140.1 54.5
  506.4 333.1 351.3 439.9 316.6 127.1 52.2
  477.2 318.7 337.4 420.3 310 118.5 52.2
  471 304.6 322.7 394.4 324 109.7 48.4
1990 434.5 274.9 310.5 382.7 326.4 105.7 48.9
  416.9 256.7 301.1 368.5 343.9 104.6 46.6
  407 242.6 290.3 353.1 326 100.5 44.7
  377.3 230.3 286.9 346.3 304.2 98.7 44.5
  346.4 217 276.7 315.1 280.6 94.4 48.7
1995 339.7 202.4 269 304.5 273.1 92 48.7
  319.9 195.5 259.1 288.1 266.7 90.7 57.7
  292.3 183.2 247.8 267 274.8 86.6 56.8
  287.5 171.5 236.4 257.5 282.9 85.3 56
  276.4 160.9 229.9 241 291 81.7 56.7
2000 250.1 143.6 218.1 225.1 272.1 81.7 53.7
  238.1 138.4 203.9 211.1 255.2 76.2 53.9
  230.9 127.3 198.6 196.3 235.7 72.9 53.2
  219.2   188.7   227.5   52.6
  211.2   174.3        
2005 193.9   169.4   201.3    
* Age-adjusted to the European Standard Population.
Source:  World Heath Statistics Annual, World Health Organization (WHO).

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Death Rates* for Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Ages 35–74, in Selected Countries, 1970–2005
Deaths/100,000 Population
Year Finland Australia USA England Poland France Japan
1970 193 255.4 252.2 164.5 54.9 50.2 46.9
  205.4 249.1 244.3 164.4 58.3 51.7 42.9
  193 235.2 241 175.1 58.6 52.1 41.3
  187.9 225.9 231.8 175.8 62 50.1 43
  184.3 234.3 218.6 176.4 61.4 49.6 42.2
1975 179.1 213.5 205.4 173.2 66.3 51 38.1
  188.2 199.9 197.2 173.8 69.2 47.6 37.3
  171.3 199.2 190.2 169.8 70.8 44.7 35.4
  177 185.6 185 173.4 75.6 43.8 33.5
  176 169.6 170.8 170.6 71.9 41.7 31.8
1980 161.3 159.6 172.9 165.8 73.9 41 32.3
  166.1 159.2 166.9 162.5 70.5 41.6 31.7
  162.5 155.4 162.3 161.8 70.8 42 29.3
  154.6 149.6 159.8 164.6 70.2 40.2 28.6
  155 141.6 154.6 165.9 96.6 41.2 26.9
1985 154.9 138.9 148.4 164.6 79.8 39.8 25.2
  151.2 137.4 142.2 160.1 83 37.7 23.2
  153 126.2 137.8 154.8 87.6 34 21.4
  140.8 118.1 133.2 148 83.3 30.4 21.2
  129.8 113.4 126.2 143 89.5 28.2 19.5
1990 125.6 105.6 122 138.5 83.3 26.7 18.9
  113.9 95.9 118.5 134.9 94.4 25.6 17.9
  109.4 91.8 114.8 128.4 93.8 25.5 16.8
  104.9 85.4 114.3 125 89 24.6 16.7
  98.4 78.9 110.1 114.4 83 23.6 17.6
1995 92.7 72.8 107.9 109.1 82.2 22.4 17.6
  84.1 68.7 105.4 103.1 78.5 21.9 20.8
  74 65.8 100.2 96 82.6 20.3 19.7
  81.1 60.5 96.7 92.8 86.7 20.6 18.6
  69.6 53.9 95.4 85.1 90.8 19.1 18.9
2000 65.1 52.4 90.1 79.5 85.5 18.1 17.2
  59.5 46.9 84.4 73.3 80.5 18 17.4
  57.7 42.5 81.9 67.9 70.3 16.2 16.5
  53.3   77.7   68.4   16
  47.9   72.6        
2005 45.2   69.6   59.6    
* Age-adjusted to the European Standard Population.
Source:  World Heath Statistics Annual, WHO.

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Percent Change in Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Selected Causes by Race and Sex, U.S., 1999–2006*
Percent Change
  COPD Asthma CHD Stroke
White Men -15 -34.5 -30 -32
Black Men -18.6 -23.6 -27.4 -26.4
White Women 0.14 -30.6 -32.2 -29.4
Black Women -1.45 -33.4 -31.2 -26.1
*  Data for 2006 are preliminary.
Source:  Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Death Rates for Lung Diseases in Infants, U.S., 1980–2006*
Deaths/100,000 Live Births
Year Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome		 Respiratory Distress
Syndrome		 Other Neonatal
Respiratory Disorder		 Hypoxia Pneumonia
1980 161.2 127.6 89.0 54.8 20.0
1981 154.2 109.9 86.5 51.2 15.8
1982 151.6 101.3 83.1 53.6 14.7
1983 154.1 93.5 82.2 43.6 15.2
1984 151.0 89.5 82.9 42.2 13.4
1985 149.4 90.7 86.6 40.8 13.5
1986 148.5 83.7 82.8 34.7 12.7
1987 145.1 79.6 81.2 27.5 12.7
1988 148.1 75.2 79.8 26.3 11.6
1989 147.3 83.0 72.0 23.7 11.1
1990 137.7 63.3 61.8 24.2 10.9
1991 137.5 57.7 57.1 19.3 10.4
1992 127.2 46.9 52.4 20.0 10.6
1993 123.4 41.9 48.3 18.1 9.4
1994 108.9 36.6 46.2 18.0 10.1
1995 92.1 34.5 41.4 16.2 9.0
1996 78.4 32.2 40.7 14.6 9.0
1997 81.5 30.9 38.9 15.4 7.6
1998 75.7 30.4 37.6 15.5 8.0
1999 66.9 28.0 43.4 15.5 7.8
2000 62.2 24.6 37.7 15.5 6.9
2001 55.3 25.1 37.3 13.3 7.3
2002 57.1 23.4 31.0 14.5 6.4
2003 52.9 20.3 29.8 13.6 7.1
2004 54.6 21.3 29.6 12.9 6.2
2005 50.9 20.8 28.1 12.6 5.7
2006 50.3 18.8 28.1 8.1 5.3
*  Data for 2006 are preliminary.
Source:  Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Ten Leading Causes of Infant Mortality, U.S., 2006
Deaths Under Age 1 Per 100,000 Live Births
Cause of Mortality Percent Change
1996-2006
Necrotizing enterocolitis 30
Neonatal hemorrhage 16
Bacterial sepsis of newborn NA
Respiratory Distress Syndrome -42
Accidents and adverse effects 24
Newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membrane 5
Newborns affected by maternal complications of pregnancy 18
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome -39
Disorders relating to short gestation 2
Congenital anomalies** -10†
*   Data for 2006 are preliminary.
** Congenital CVD and congenital respiratory diseases accounted for 48.7 deaths under age 1 per 100,000 live births (black bar), which is 36 percent of infant deaths due to all congenital anomalies.
†   Between 1996 and 2006, congenital CVD declined 32 percent; congenital anomalies of the respiratory system declined 36 percent; other congenital anomalies increased 10 percent.
NA:  Not available.
Note:  Diseases shown in bold are those addressed in Institute programs.
Source:  Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Deaths Under Age 1 Year Due to Cardiovascular and Lung Diseases, U.S., 2005
Congenital Anomalies of the Respiratory System 2.1
Atelectasis and Other Lung Diseases 3.6
BPD 0.8
RDS 3
Pneumonia 0.9
SIDS 7.8
Other CVD 1.9
Congenital Anomalies of the CV System 5.7
CVD 7.6
Lung Diseases 18.2
Other Diseases 74.1

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Death Rates* for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Men, Ages 35 and Older, in Selected Countries, 1980–2005
Deaths/100,000 Population
Year England Australia Poland Germany USA Finland France Japan
1980 146.5 136.4 121.2   83.6   56.9 44.3
1981 137.6 131.3 113.1   84.1   60.7 42.9
1982 144.3 150.4 110.8   82.3   57.8 42.3
1983 140.8 129.2 124.6   88.4   60.9 44.1
1984 144 129.5 128.8   88.3   61.3 42.1
1985 155.6 139 139.9   91.7   65 44.1
1986 147.9 119.6 126.4   90.8   66.8 40.5
1987 131.7 123.9 115.1   88.9 75.8 56.7 38.4
1988 133 125.5 100.7   91 74.1 54.9 39.2
1989 137.1 136 100.3   86.6 73.8 56.6 36.6
1990 122.9 110.8 93.8 96.2 89.25 69.4 56.1 37.5
1991 124.4 105.3 90 95.6 88.7 63.6 55.5 36.8
1992 118.5 112.9 76.7 93.1 86.8 67.7 55.6 35.6
1993 118.8 99.4 78.4 95.4 91.7 68.6 59.4 36.1
1994 104.6 102.6 67.3 90 88.7 57.2 56.1 36
1995 110 92.8 67.9 91.7 87.1 63.3 57.5 43.9
1996 100.5 88.3 67.9 88.6 85.9 67.4 50.1 36.5
1997 99.2 83.7 68.4 76.8 86.6 67.8 43.1 35.6
1998 97.9 79.2 69 71.4 86 72.2 38.5 33.5
1999 96.6 76.3 69.5 69.6 92.5 65.3 34.1 35.2
2000 95.3 71.8 66.1 67.4 89.1 63.5 33.1 31.4
2001 84.2 66.5 61.6 59.7 85.2 60.8 30.2 29.4
2002 82.9 67.2 61.9 61.2 83.3 58.3 29.9 27.6
2003 84.8 60.4 67.2 63.2 79.9 54.9 31.4 27.3
2004 76.7   63.3 54.8 78.8 45.4 27.4 25.2
2005     65   82.2 52.3    

* Age-adjusted to the European Standard Population.
Source: World Health Statistics Annual, WHO.

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Death Rates* for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Women, Ages 35 and Older, in Selected Countries, 1980–2005

Year England Australia Poland Germany USA Finland France Japan
1980 38.5 33.8 30.4   26.7   18.5 18.1
1981 37.8 33.8 26.6   28.5   18.9 17.6
1982 41.5 37 26.7   29.4   18.4 17
1983 40.7 37.7 30.7   33.2   19.9 17.7
1984 43.1 37.5 32.7   35   20.1 16.4
1985 50.5 44.6 34.2   38.4   22.1 16.6
1986 48.1 38.9 30   39.6   23.3 15.6
1987 45 43.4 26.5   41.1 14.9 20.2 14.4
1988 48.5 45.8 22.8   43.6 14.3 20.3 14.4
1989 51.4 52.4 23.7   45.6 13.3 21.8 13.4
1990 48 42.6 22.3 27.2 46.1 11 22.2 13.9
1991 50.4 41.5 22 28.3 48.7 12.9 21.9 13.5
1992 51.4 48.9 18.5 27 49 14.9 23.1 13.1
1993 52.6 44.4 19.3 29.7 54.3 14.8 25.8 13.2
1994 48 47.7 16.7 29 54.6 13.6 23.3 12.5
1995 53.1 44.8 16.1 30.1 54.8 14.8 24.7 15.2
1996 51.2 43.7 16.3 29.8 56.6 13.9 20.1 12.7
1997 52.3 42.7 17.1 26.4 57.4 16.3 18.1 12.1
1998 51.5 41.6 17.9 26.6 58.8 17.8 17 11.3
1999 51.2 39.7 18.7 26.4 64.2 16.7 15.1 11.4
2000 51 38.5 17.5 25.3 63.7 16 13 9.8
2001 50.9 38.3 16.3 23.6 63.1 15.8 11.1 9.3
2002 51.7 38.9 15.2 25 63.1 14.9 11.2 8.5
2003 51.8 36.3 17.4 26.2 63.4 13.2 11.8 8.2
2004 55.8   15.5 23.5 61.3 13.2 10.4 7.8
2005 49.3   16.3   63.9 15    

* Age-adjusted to the European Standard Population.
Source: World Health Statistics Annual, WHO.

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Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, U.S., 1985–2005
Deaths/100,000 Population
Male/Year Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 48.59 62.44 32.96 30.38 31.43
1986 48.43 62.08 33.21 30.19 31.08
1987 48.27 61.72 33.46 30.01 30.73
1988 48.12 61.37 33.71 29.82 30.38
1989 47.96 61.01 33.97 29.64 30.04
1990 47.8 60.66 34.22 29.46 29.7
1991 47.65 60.31 34.48 29.28 29.37
1992 47.5 59.97 34.74 29.1 29.04
1993 47.34 59.62 35.01 28.92 28.71
1994 47.19 59.28 35.27 28.74 28.39
1995 47.04 58.94 35.54 28.57 28.07
1996 46.88 58.6 35.81 28.39 27.76
1997 46.73 58.26 36.08 28.22 27.44
1998 46.58 57.92 36.35 28.04 27.14
1999 46.43 57.59 36.63 27.87 26.83
2000 46.28 57.26 36.9 27.7 26.53
2001 46.13 56.93 37.18 27.53 26.23
2002 45.98 56.6 37.47 27.36 25.94
2003 45.83 56.27 37.75 27.19 25.64
2004 45.68 55.95 38.03 27.03 25.36
2005 45.54 55.63 38.32 26.86 25.07

Female/Year Black White* American Indian Hispanic Asian
1985 15.8 26.4 13.7 13.7 12.7
1986 16.2 27.1 14.2 13.9 12.6
1987 16.5 27.9 14.8 14 12.5
1988 16.9 28.6 15.4 14.2 12.3
1989 17.3 29.4 16 14.4 12.2
1990 17.7 30.2 16.7 14.5 12.1
1991 18.1 31 17.4 14.7 11.9
1992 18.5 31.8 18 14.9 11.8
1993 18.9 32.7 18.8 15 11.7
1994 19.3 33.6 19.5 15.2 11.6
1995 19.7 34.5 20.3 15.4 11.4
1996 20.1 35.4 21.1 15.6 11.3
1997 20.6 36.4 22 15.7 11.2
1998 21 37.4 22.9 15.9 11.1
1999 21.5 38.4 23.8 16.1 11
2000 22 39.4 24.8 16.3 10.8
2001 22.5 40.5 25.7 16.5 10.7
2002 23 41.6 26.8 16.7 10.6
2003 23.5 42.7 27.9 16.9 10.5
2004 24 43.9 29 17 10.4
2005 24.5 45.1 30.2 17.2 10.3

*COPD and allied conditions (including asthma); the term in the ICD/10 is "chronic lower respiratory diseases."
** Non-Hispanic.
Note:  Each line is a log linear regression derived from the actual rates.  Rates from 1985–1998 are modified by the ICD revision comparability ratio.
Source:  Vital Statistics of the United States, NCHS.

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Physician Office Visits for Sleep Disorders, U.S., 1990–2005
3-Year Moving Average*
Number of Visits (Millions)
Year Sleep Apnea Insomnia Restless Leg Syndrome Narcolepsy
1990 0.1007 0.7951 0.0557 0.0782
1991 0.1133 0.9939 0.0662 0.0925
1992 0.2153 0.9561 0.0682 0.0888
1993 0.3442 0.9282 0.0735 0.0677
1994 0.6263 0.9244 0.0991 0.0863
1995 0.9207 1.1213 0.1055 0.0945
1996 1.1889 1.4267 0.1051 0.0734
1997 1.2100 1.9370 0.1116 0.0686
1998 1.1731 2.1225 0.1787 0.0617
1999 1.3916 2.3331 0.2467 0.0552
2000 1.7465 2.1526 0.5085 0.0531
2001 2.5128 2.3027 0.4922 0.0987
2002 2.6138 2.5088 0.4793 0.1535
2003 3.2008 2.7698 0.5111 0.1373
2004 3.1291 3.0126 0.6593 0.0966
2005 3.4151 3.5023 0.7642 0.0745

*Represents the average of 3-year visits around the given year.
Note: Primary and secondary diagnoses.
Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, NCHS.

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Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases* in Adults by Age and Sex, U.S., 2005–2006
Percent
Age Male Female
20–39 15.9 7.8
40–59 37.9 38.5
60–79 73.3 72.6
greater than or
equal to 80		 79.3 85.9

*  Hypertension, CHD, stroke, or heart failure. Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg, or being on antihypertensive medication.
Source:  NHANES, 2005-2006, NCHS.

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Prevalence of Common Cardiovascular and Lung Diseases by Age, U.S., 2006

Age Greater than or
equal to 65 Years		 Percent
Asthma 7
Heart Failure 9.3
Stroke 10
COPD 10
CHD 22.9
Hypertension 67.5
Age 45–64 Years Percent
Stroke 2.4
Heart Failure 2.8
COPD 7
Asthma 7.5
CHD 8.5
Hypertension 39.5
Age 18–44 Years Percent
CHD 1.5
COPD 3.1
Asthma 7.5
Hypertension 9.7
Age <18 Years Percent
Asthma 9.4
Source: NHIS and NHANES, NCHS.

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Age-Adjusted Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adults, U.S., 1961–2006
Percent of Population
Year Year Other Hypertension Smoking High Cholesterol Overweight
1960          
1961 1960-62 38.1   33.3 44.8
1962          
1963          
1964          
1965     41.9    
1966          
1967          
1968          
1969          
1970          
1971          
1972 1971-74 39.8   28.6 47.7
1973          
1974     37.0    
1975          
1976          
1977          
1978 1976-80 40.4   27.8 47.4
1979     33.3    
1980          
1981          
1982          
1983     31.9    
1984          
1985     29.9    
1986          
1987          
1988          
1989          
1990     25.3    
1991 1988-94 24.4   19.7 56.0
1992     26.3    
1993          
1994     25.3    
1995     24.6    
1996          
1997     24.6    
1998     24.0    
1999     23.3    
2000     23.1    
2001     22.6    
2002     22.3    
2003 2001-04 28.9 21.5 16.5 66.0
2004     20.8    
2005     20.8    
2006 2005-06 26.2 20.8 15.9 67.1

Notes: Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg, or being on antihypertensive medication.
High cholesterol is ≥240 mg/dL. Overweight is BMI ≥25 kg/m3. Data were collected at six time periods: 1960–1961 (plotted at 1961), 1971–1974 (plotted at 1972), 1976–1980 (plotted at 1978), 1988-1994 (plotted at 1991), 1999–2004 (plotted at 2003), and 2005–2006 (plotted at 2006).
Sources: NHIS for smoking, ages ≥18, NCHS; NHANES for the other risk factors, ages 20–74, NCHS.

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Hypertensive* Population Aware, Treated, and Controlled, Ages 18 and Older, U.S., 1976–1980 to 2005–2006
Percent of Population With Hypertension
  1976–1980 1988–1991 1991–1994 1999–2004 2005–2006
Awareness 51 73 68.4 71.8 78.6
Treatment 31 55 53.6 61.4 68.9
Control 10 29 27.4 35.1 45.3

*   Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mm Hg, or being on antihypertensive medication.
Source:  NHANES, NCHS.

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Adult Population With Hypertension* by Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Sex, U.S., 2005–2006
Male 60+ 40–59 18–39
Mexican-American -48.1 -17.7 -7.7
Black -74.6 -47.6 -15.3
White -62.5 -28.8 -11.2

Female 60+ 40–59 18–39
Mexican-American 65.8 20.6 3.2
Black 83.8 51.4 8
White 67.6 28.6 1

*   Hypertension is systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg, or being on antihypertensive medication.
** Non-Hispanic.
Sources:  NHANES, NCHS. 

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Hospitalization Rates for Heart Failure, Ages 45–64 and 65 and Older, U.S., 1971–2006
Year Ages Greater than
or equal to 65		 Ages 45–64 Years
1971 60.1 9.5
1972 73.3 11.3
1973 78.2 12
1974 82.7 12.8
1975 88.4 13.2
1976 97.4 13.7
1977 106.4 14.2
1978 112.5 14.9
1979 127.7 15.5
1980 133.5 14.3
1981 130.8 15.6
1982 132.6 16.2
1983 132.7 20.1
1984 151.7 20.6
1985 156.3 21.4
1986 158.2 23.1
1987 161.8 22.7
1988 175.5 24.4
1989 168.5 25.6
1990 182 26
1991 193.6 27
1992 206.4 31.5
1993 207.7 34.1
1994 210 29.8
1995 208.1 27.2
1996 202.7 28.5
1997 223.2 31.3
1998 226.7 30.6
1999 221.1 29.4
2000 220.2 31.9
2001 217.3 31.5
2002 201.4 32.9
2003 222.0 36.6
2004 225.0 33.0
2005 217.4 32.3
2006 216.6 32.9

Source:  National Hospital Discharge Survey, NCHS.

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Persons Experiencing Asthma Episodes in Previous 12 Months by Age, U.S., 1997–2007
Age 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Ages <15 Years 5.39 5.42 5.19 5.52 5.94 5.83 5.44 5.25 5.38 5.82 4.94
Ages 15–34 Years 4.43 3.76 4.23 4 4.5 4.32 3.86 3.85 4.10 3.69 4.31
Ages Greater than or equal to 35 Years 3.47 3.41 3.08 3.36 3.56 3.59 3.22 3.70 3.80 3.90 3.80

Source:  NHIS, NCHS.

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Total Economic Costs, U.S., 2009
Blood 0.5
Cardiovascular 16.0
Lung 6.0
Other 77.5

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Economic Costs of Cardiovascular, Lung, and Blood Diseases, U.S., 2009
Direct 65.7
Mortality 23.9
Morbidity 10.5
Indirect 34.3

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