Deaths from Heart failure

Deaths from Heart failure: 54,913 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 39,000 deaths a year (NHLBI)

Deaths from types of Heart failure: for details see deaths from types of Heart failure analysis; summary of available deaths by type data:

Congestive heart failure: 50,824 deaths (NHLBI 1999); about 260,000 deaths a year (CDC-OC)
Left heart failure: 4,089 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
congestive heart failure: 50,824 deaths (NHLBI 1999); about 260,000 deaths a year (CDC-OC)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Heart failure: 54,913 per year, 4,576 per month, 1,056 per week, 150 per day, 6 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 54,913 deaths reported in USA 1999 (NVSR Sep 2001); 39,000 deaths a year (NHLBI)

Deaths information for Heart failure: Heart failure causes 39,000 deaths a year and is a contributing factor in another 225,000 deaths. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Heart Failure: NHLBI)

5-year survival rate for Heart failure: About two-thirds of all patients die within 5 years of diagnosis. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Heart Failure: NHLBI)

Death statistics for Heart failure: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Heart failure:

12.9 deaths per 100,000 women are due to heart failure in Australia 2001 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Mortality Database, 2003)
14.1 deaths per 100,000 men are due to heart failure in Australia 2001 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Mortality Database, 2003)
3,200 deaths from heart failure in Canada 2001 (Statistics Canada)
1,900 deaths from heart failure in women Canada 2001 (Statistics Canada)
1,300 deaths from heart failure in men in Canada 2001 (Statistics Canada)

Deaths from Heart failure: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to death from Heart failure:

Deaths from Heart failure discussion: The death rate attributed to heart failure rose by 64 percent from 1970 to 1990, while the death rate from coronary heart disease dropped by 49 percent during the same period. Heart failure mortality is about twice as high for African Americans as whites for all age groups. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Heart Failure: NHLBI)