Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an umbrella term that includes heart and blood vessel diseases (e.g. coronary heart disease), and stroke, is one of Australia’s biggest health problems.
CVD accounts for one in four of all deaths, claiming the life of one person every 12 minutes.
Explore the statistics relating to CVD below.
* After adjusting for population size and age distribution.
Statistics and information on heart disease in Australia
Statistics and information on heart attack in Australia
There are many different risk factors that increase your likelihood of developing a cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease.
1. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2023, National Health Survey 2022.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics 2023, Causes of Death 2022, cat. no. 3303.0, October.
3. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2023, National Hospital Morbidity Database (NHMD) 2021-22.
4. Interactive Heart Map Australia
5. AIHW 2022. Disease expenditure in Australia 2019–20. Cat. no. HWE 90. Canberra: AIHW
Last updated06 March 2024