2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics

Published: January 21, 2026
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2026
  • The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health behaviors (smoking, sleep, physical activity, nutrition, and obesity) and health factors (cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose control, and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome) that contribute to cardiovascular health.
  • The 2026 Statistics Update presents the latest data on a range of major clinical heart and circulatory disease conditions (including stroke, brain health, complications of pregnancy, kidney disease, congenital heart disease, rhythm disorders, subclinical atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, heart failure, valvular disease, venous disease, and peripheral artery disease) and the associated outcomes (including quality of care, procedures, and economic costs).
  • The Statistics Update represents a critical resource for the lay public, policymakers, media professionals, clinicians, health care administrators, researchers, health advocates, and others seeking the best available data on these factors and conditions.
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2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—Major Trends

Writing Group Chair Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS and Vice Chair Sadiya Khan, MD, MSc announce the publication of this year's update and highlight some of the major trends in global risk factors and mortality rates reflected in this revision.

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2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update Toolkit

  • The American Heart Association, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistics Update with review of published literature through the year before writing. The 2026 Statistics Update is the product of a full year’s worth of effort in 2025 by dedicated volunteer clinicians and scientists, committed government professionals, and American Heart Association staff members. The American Heart Association strives to further understand and help heal health problems inflicted by structural racism, a public health crisis that can significantly damage physical and mental health and perpetuate disparities in access to health care, education, income, housing, and several other factors vital to healthy lives.

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