Mortality Rate CVD/Stroke

CVD and stroke are the first and fourth leading cause of deaths in the United States. Heart disease is the number one killer of women. In 2010, heart disease claimed 597,689 lives [one in 4 deaths] and stroke claimed 129,476 lives [one in 19 deaths]. More than 80 million Americans have some form of CVD. Each year, more than 795,000 Americans have a stroke and more than 715,000 Americans have a heart attack. Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability.

Financial Burden CVD/Stroke

Each year, CVD costs the United States approximately $310 billion. CVD takes up $1 for every $6 spent by the U.S. on health care. The total cost of CVD in 2010 was $444.2 billion. Figure 6 shows the U.S health care expenditure for CVD and Stroke in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The mean expense per person for stroke care in the United States in 2009 was estimated at $6018. According to the American Heart Association, “By 2030, 40.8% of the US population is projected to have some form of CVD. Between 2013 and 2030, total direct medical costs of CVD are projected to increase from $320 billion to $818 billion. Indirect costs (attributable to lost productivity) for all CVDs are estimated to increase from $203 billion in 2013 to $308 billion in 2030, an increase of 52%”.