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FAQ: U.S. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update 2026
TL;DR
The American Heart Association's 2026 report shows heart disease and stroke remain top killers, offering opportunities for health-focused companies to develop preventive solutions and gain market advantage.
The American Heart Association's 2026 statistics report details cardiovascular disease trends, showing heart disease causes 22% of U.S. deaths while stroke causes 5.3%, with data on age-adjusted rates and risk factors.
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The report shows that while deaths from heart disease and stroke have declined, they remain the leading causes of death in the U.S., with heart disease as the #1 cause and stroke moving up to the #4 spot, together accounting for more than a quarter of all U.S. deaths in 2023.
This report is significant because it reveals that cardiovascular diseases claim more lives in the U.S. each year than all forms of cancer and accidental deaths combined, highlighting the ongoing critical public health challenge despite recent improvements.
In 2023, there were 915,973 total deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart disease, stroke, hypertension and heart failure, down from 941,652 CVD deaths in 2022.
Coronary heart disease caused 349,470 U.S. deaths in 2023 (about 2 people died every 3 minutes), while stroke caused 162,639 deaths (someone died every 3 minutes and 14 seconds). The age-adjusted rate of CVD deaths was 218.3 per 100,000 people.
The data is from 2023, the most recent year available, and was published on January 21, 2026, in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journal Circulation.
The report is from the American Heart Association, with commentary from Stacey E. Rosen, M.D., FAHA, volunteer president of the American Heart Association and senior vice president of women's health at Northwell Health.
Deaths from cardiovascular disease declined from 941,652 in 2022 to 915,973 in 2023, with the age-adjusted death rate improving from 224.3 to 218.3 per 100,000 people, reversing a five-year upward trend likely impacted by the COVID pandemic.
People should understand that while progress is being made, cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death in the U.S., with someone dying of CVD every 34 seconds on average in 2023, emphasizing the continued importance of heart health awareness and prevention.
More information can be found in the 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of U.S. and Global Data From the American Heart Association published in Circulation journal, available at www.heart.org/statistics.
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