Key Statistics: Heart Disease in Australia

Heart disease is a catch-all term covering a variety of conditions that affect the heart’s structure and function, including coronary heart disease (CHD).

Discover the latest statistics relating to heart disease in Australia below.

Heart Disease

Heart Disease is a catch-all phrase for a variety of conditions that affect the heart’s structure and function including Coronary Heart Disease.

Deaths*

· Heart Disease represents One in five of all deaths · CVD kills one person every 19 minutes

· 76 deaths each day

Hospitalisations**

· Approximately 1,100 people hospitalised per day

· Forty-six per cent more men are admitted due to Heart Disease

References:

**Australian Bureau of Statistics 2019, Causes of Death 2018, cat. no. 3303.0, September Ischaemic heart disease or Coronary Heart Disease accounted for the second highest number of years of potential life lost (68,532). It has both the highest number of deaths and the highest number of premature deaths (more than 6,000)

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