Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2022 Update
Published: January 26, 2022
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD), listed as the underlying cause of death, accounted for 874,613 deaths in the United States in 2019.
- Approximately every 40 seconds, someone in the United States will have a myocardial infarction.
- On average in 2019, someone died of stroke every 3 minutes 30 seconds in the United States.
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2022 Update
Writing Group Chair Connie Tsao and Vice Chair Seth Martin highlight new features of the report and reflect on some of the trends in cardiovascular disease and health captured in this year's update.
Supporting Materials
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update – At-A-Glance (PDF)
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update – What's New (PDF)
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update – Animated Infographics
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update – 2-page Infographic (PDF)
- AHA News: Statistics report offers snapshot of the nation's brain health – and a guide to protecting it
- News Release: What’s good for the heart is good for the brain
2022 Fact Sheets
Special Populations
- American Indian/Alaska Native Race & CVD (PDF)
- Asian/Pacific Islander Race & CVD (PDF)
- Black Race & CVD (PDF)
- Children & CVD (PDF)
- Females & CVD (PDF)
- Hispanic/Latino Race & CVD (PDF)
- Males & CVD (PDF)
- Older Americans & CVD (PDF)
- White Race & CVD (PDF)
Special Topics
Translated Materials
Spanish
- 2022 Statistical Update Fact Sheet: Hispanics/Latinos & CVD – Spanish (PDF)
- 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – At-a-Glance – Spanish (PDF)
- 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – What's New – Spanish (PDF)
Tagalog
- 2022 Statistical Update Fact Sheet: Asian/Pacific Islander Race & CVD – Tagalog (PDF)
- 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – At-a-Glance – Tagalog (PDF)
- 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – What's New – Tagalog (PDF)
Vietnamese
- 2022 Statistical Update Fact Sheet: Asian/Pacific Islander Race & CVD – Vietnamese (PDF)
- 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – At-a-Glance – Vietnamese (PDF)
- 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – What's New – Vietnamese (PDF)
Simplified Chinese
- 2022 Statistical Update Fact Sheet: Asian/Pacific Islander Race & CVD – Simplified Chinese (PDF)
- 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – At-a-Glance – Simplified Chinese (PDF)
- 2022 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – What's New – Simplified Chinese (PDF)