Table 3.
Age‐Adjusted Mortality Rate for Valvular Heart Disease With Its Subtypes in 1999 and 2020, and Average Annual Percent Change by Age Group
| Diseases | Overall | 15–64 years old | ≥65 years old | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 AAMR | 2020 AAMR | Average annual percent change, (95% CI) | 1999 AAMR | 2020 AAMR | Average annual percent change, (95% CI) % | 1999 AAMR | 2020 AAMR | Average annual percent change, (95% CI) % | |
| Valvular heart diseases | 8.36 (8.24 to 8.48) | 6.61 (6.52 to 6.70) | −0.75 (−0.97 to −0.52) | 1.07 (1.02 to 1.11) | 0.88 (0.84 to 0.92) | −0.96 (−1.61 to −0.31) | 46.38 (45.66 to 47.10) | 36.45 (35.93 to 36.97) | −0.73 (−1.00 to −0.45) |
| Aortic regurgitation | 0.29 (0.26 to 0.31) | 0.19 (0.17 to 0.20) | −1.89 (−2.94 to −0.83) | 0.06 (0.05 to 0.07) | 0.05 (0.04 to 0.06) | 0.14 (−2.24 to 2.59) | 1.47 (1.35 to 1.60) | 0.91 (0.83 to 0.99) | −2.41 (−3.30 to −1.50) |
| Aortic stenosis | 4.65 (4.56 to 4.75) | 3.95 (3.88 to 4.02) | −0.17 (−0.61 to 0.26) | 0.22 (0.20 to 0.24) | 0.19 (0.18 to 0.21) | −0.06 (−0.78 to 0.66) | 27.77 (27.22 to 28.33) | 23.52 (23.10 to 23.93) | −0.18 (−0.64 to 0.28) |
| Mitral regurgitation | 1.29 (1.24 to 1.34) | 0.77 (0.74 to 0.80) | −2.47 (−2.99 to −1.96) | 0.23 (0.21 to 0.25) | 0.13 (0.12 to 0.15) | −2.97 (−3.56 to −2.37) | 6.79 (6.51 to 7.06) | 4.08 (3.91 to 4.25) | −2.39 (−2.91 to −1.86) |
| Mitral stenosis | 0.40 (0.37 to 0.42) | 0.21 (0.19 to 0.23) | −2.37 (−4.00 to −0.72) | 0.12 (0.10 to 0.14) | 0.05 (0.04 to 0.06) | −4.61 (−8.46 to −0.59) | 1.84 (1.70 to 1.98) | 1.06 (0.97 to 1.14) | −1.80 (−3.1 to −0.5) |
AAMR indicates age‐adjusted mortality rate.