Statistics

Cardiovascular Statistics

 * On the basis of 2010 death rate data, >2150 Americans die of CVD each day, an average of 1 death every 40 seconds. About 150 000 Americans who died of CVD in 2010 were <65 years of age
 * Coronary heart disease alone caused ≈1 of every 6 deaths in the United States in 2010. In 2010, 379 559 Americans died of CHD. Each year, an estimated ≈620000 Americans have a new coronary attack (defined as first hospitalized myocardial infarction or coronary heart disease death) and ≈295 000 have a recurrent attack. It is estimated that an additional 150 000 silent first myocardial infarctions occur each year. Approximately every 34 seconds, 1 American has a coronary event, and approximately every 1 minute 23 seconds, an American will die of one.
 * Heart Valve Replacement accounts for about 250,000 patients annually at a cost of about $27 billion.


 * Heart Disease and Stroke account for about 950,000 patients annually at a cost of about $351 billion.

Spinal Cord Injury Statistics

 * There are over 273,000 people living in the U.S. with a spinal cord injury.
 * On average 12,000 people are injured and develop a spinal cord injury every year.
 * Only 25% of those living with a spinal cord injury have a chance of functional recovery.
 * Lifetime treatment costs range from $1.1 million to $4.6 million and yearly U.S. spending on spinal cord injuries is around $38 billion.

Miscellaneous Statistics

 * Diabetes accounts for about 17 million patients at a cost of $132 billion.


 * In the United States, current healthcare costs are more that $1.5 trillion, or 13% of the GDP.


 * The number of senior citizens in the United States will double by the year 2040 for a total of 70 million. As much as 25% of the GDP could then be devoted to healthcare.