Statistics about Congestive Heart Failure
Prevalence and incidence statistics for Congestive Heart Failure:
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Prevalance of Congestive Heart Failure:
4.8 million Americans (NHLBI); 2% age 40-59; 5% age 60-69; 10% over 70's
Prevalance Rate: approx 1 in 56 or 1.76% or 4.8 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Congestive Heart Failure: 400,000 new cases annually
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 679 or 0.15% or 400,000 people in USA [about data]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Congestive Heart Failure:
400,000 per year,
33,333 per month,
7,692 per week,
1,095 per day,
45 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the incidence statistic: 400,000 new cases annually
Prevalance of Congestive Heart Failure:
An estimated 4.8 million Americans have congestive heart failure (CHF). (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Congestive Heart Failure Data Fact Sheet: NHLBI)
Incidence of Congestive Heart Failure:
Each year, there are an estimated 400,000 new cases. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Congestive Heart Failure Data Fact Sheet: NHLBI)
Prevelance statistics about Congestive Heart Failure:
The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Congestive Heart Failure:
Incidence statistics about Congestive Heart Failure:
The following statistics relate to the incidence of Congestive Heart Failure:
- 31,856 cases of congestive heart failure occurred in those who also experienced a patient safety incident in the US 2000-2002 (Patient Safety in American Hospitals, Health Grades 2004)
- more about incidence...»
Death and mortality statistics for Congestive Heart Failure:
Deaths from Congestive Heart Failure: 50,824 deaths (NHLBI 1999); about 260,000 deaths a year (CDC-OC)
Death rate extrapolations for USA for Congestive Heart Failure:
50,824 per year,
4,235 per month,
977 per week,
139 per day,
5 per hour,
0 per minute,
0 per second.
Note: this extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 50,824 deaths (NHLBI 1999); about 260,000 deaths a year (CDC-OC)
Deaths from Congestive Heart Failure:
accounting for about 260,000 deaths a year. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Heart Failure in Older Adults: CDC-OC)
...
The annual number of deaths
directly from CHF increased from 10,000 in 1968 to 42,000 in 1993 (figure 1),
with another 219,000 related to the condition. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Congestive Heart Failure Data Fact Sheet: NHLBI)
5-year survival rate for Congestive Heart Failure: Half of the patients diagnosed with CHF will be dead within 5 years. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Congestive Heart Failure Data Fact Sheet: NHLBI)
Society statistics for Congestive Heart Failure
Costs for Congestive Heart Failure: $23.2 billion with $21.4b direct, unavailable morbidity, $1.8b mortality (NHLBI 2002); $3.4 billion was paid by Medicare in 1995 (CDC-OC)
Costs for Congestive Heart Failure: In 1995, $3.4 billion was paid by Medicare for heart
failure. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Heart Failure in Older Adults: CDC-OC)
Hospitalizations for Congestive Heart Failure: 962,000 (NHLBI 1999)
Hospitalizations for Congestive Heart Failure: CHF is the first-listed diagnosis in 875,000 hospitalizations, and the most
common diagnosis in hospital patients age 65 years and older. In that age group,
one fifth of all hospitalizations have a primary or secondary diagnosis of heart
failure.
(Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Congestive Heart Failure Data Fact Sheet: NHLBI)
Physician office visits for Congestive Heart Failure: 2,618,000 (NHLBI 1999)
Physician office visits for Congestive Heart Failure: Visits to physicians' offices for CHF increased from 1.7 million in 1980 to
2.9 million in 1993. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Congestive Heart Failure Data Fact Sheet: NHLBI)
Home Care for Congestive Heart Failure: More than 65,000 persons with CHF receive home care each
year. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Congestive Heart Failure Data Fact Sheet: NHLBI)
About statistics:
This page presents a variety of statistics about Congestive Heart Failure.
The term 'prevalence' of Congestive Heart Failure usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Congestive Heart Failure at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Congestive Heart Failure refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Congestive Heart Failure diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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