Nine Heart Disease and Stroke Numbers of Concern from the CDC

1. 80% of premature heart disease and strokes are preventable.
2. More than 1,000 Americans died each day in 2016 from heart attack, stroke, and other related events
3. 1 in 3 of these life-changing cardiovascular events happened in adults 35-64 years old in 2016.
4. 9 million Americans not taking aspirin as recommended
5. 40 million Americans with uncontrolled blood pressure
6. 39 million adults not using statins when indicated
7. 54 million adult smokers are at risk
8. 71 million adults who are physically inactive are at risk
9. About 16 million heart attacks, strokes, and related heart-threatening events could happen by 2022

Source: CDC Vital Signs Fact Sheet, September 2018
Source URL: https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/pdf/vs-0918-million-hearts-H.pdf

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