Are you gambling with your heart health? hard facts & statistics

Heart Disease Statistics

* Every 34 seconds a person in the United States dies from heart disease.
* More than 2,500 Americans die from heart disease each day.
* Every 20 seconds, a person in the United States has a heart attack.
* At least 250,000 people die of heart attacks each year before they reach a hospital.
* Studies show that under-educated people are more likely to suffer heart attacks.
* The countries with the highest death rates from heart disease are the Soviet Union, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. The countries with the lowest are Japan, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Canada.
* Almost 6 million hospitalizations each year (in the United States) are due to cardiovascular disease.
* Since 1900, Cardio Vascular Disease has been the number 1 killer in the United States for every year but 1918.
* Every 33 seconds, a person dies from Cardio Vascular Disease in the United States.
* Men suffer heart attacks about 10 years earlier in life than women do.

Okay...so here are some hard facts. Keep on top of your healthy heart. The truth will set us free! Sending you heart felt love and blessings!
Desiree
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