Table 9-1.
Heart Failure
| Population Group | Prevalence, 2008, Age ≥20 y |
Incidence (New Cases), Age ≥45 y |
Mortality, 2007, All Ages* |
Hospital Discharges, 2007, All Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | 5 700 000 (2.4%) | 670 000 | 56 565 | 990 000 |
| Males | 3 100 000 (3.0%) | 350 000 | 22 914 (40.5%)† | 470 000 |
| Females | 2 600 000 (2.0%) | 320 000 | 33 651 (59.5%)† | 520 000 |
| NH white males | 2.7% | … | 20 262 | … |
| NH white females | 1.8% | … | 30 105 | … |
| NH black males | 4.5% | … | 2341 | … |
| NH black females | 3.8% | … | 3156 | … |
| Mexican American males | 2.3% | … | … | … |
| Mexican American females | 1.3% | … | … | … |
NH indicates non-Hispanic.
Heart failure includes persons who answered “yes” to the question of ever having congestive heart failure.
Ellipses (…) indicate data not available.
Mortality data are for whites and blacks and include Hispanics.
These percentages represent the portion of total HF mortality that is for males vs females.
Sources: Prevalence: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2008 (National Center for Health Statistics) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Percentages are age adjusted for Americans ≥20 years of age. Age-specific percentages are extrapolated to the 2008 US population estimates. These data are based on self-reports. Incidence: Framingham Heart Study, 1980–2003 from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Incidence and Prevalence Chart Book, 2006. Mortality: National Center for Health Statistics.