Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics

• Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Colorado. On average one Coloradan dies every hour due to cardiovascular disease.

• Cardiovascular Disease is a broad diagnosis category that encompasses ischemic heart disease (heart attack), stroke, heart failure, hypertensive heart disease as well as diseases of the arteries, veins and circulatory systems.

• In 2002, cardiovascular disease (CVD) caused 9,325 deaths, accounting for 32 percent of all deaths in the state.

• Of all deaths in Colorado, 6,403 (22 percent) were due to heart disease, the leading cause of death in Colorado; 1,907 (6.5 percent) were due to stroke, the third leading cause of death in Colorado; and 1,015 (3.5 percent) were due to heart failure, hypertensive heart disease, and diseases of the arteries, veins and circulatory systems.

Map: Major Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Rates by Colorado Counties

Additional cardiovascular disease and stroke statistics:

• Healthy People 2010 Objectives: Heart disease and stroke

• Progress toward Healthy People 2010 Goals: Heart disease and stroke

• Colorado Health Information Dataset - CoHID

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - BRFSS

• Women and Cardiovascular Disease Statistics

• Impact of Heart Disease and Stroke in Colorado

• Health Disparities and Cardiovascular Disease

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