This statistic shows the number of deaths from heart disease among U.S. adults aged 65 years and older from 1981 to 2014, per 100,000 population. In 2014, approximately 1,062 people aged 65 years and older per 100,000 population died from heart disease, a significant decrease from a rate of 2,547 deaths per 100,000 population in 1981.
Number of deaths from heart disease among adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older from 1981 to 2014
(per 100,000 population)
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AgingStats.gov. (August 2, 2016). Number of deaths from heart disease among adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older from 1981 to 2014 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/726628/heart-disease-death-rates-among-seniors-united-states/
AgingStats.gov. "Number of deaths from heart disease among adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older from 1981 to 2014 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. August 2, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726628/heart-disease-death-rates-among-seniors-united-states/
AgingStats.gov. (2016). Number of deaths from heart disease among adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older from 1981 to 2014 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/726628/heart-disease-death-rates-among-seniors-united-states/
AgingStats.gov. "Number of Deaths from Heart Disease among Adults in The U.S. Aged 65 Years and Older from 1981 to 2014 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726628/heart-disease-death-rates-among-seniors-united-states/
AgingStats.gov, Number of deaths from heart disease among adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older from 1981 to 2014 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/726628/heart-disease-death-rates-among-seniors-united-states/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of deaths from heart disease among adults in the U.S. aged 65 years and older from 1981 to 2014 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], AgingStats.gov, August 2, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/726628/heart-disease-death-rates-among-seniors-united-states/
