Progress in Chronic Disease Prevention Chronic Disease Reports:
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality -- United States, 1986
Coronary heart disease (CHD) (International Classification of
Diseases,
Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, rubrics 410-414, 429.2)
accounted for 28% of the 2.1 million U.S. deaths in 1986; 0.2% of
the
U.S. population died from this cause. Age-adjusted rates varied
markedly among states, from a low in Hawaii (166/100,000) to a high
in
New York (303/100,000) (Figure 1, Table 1). Rates were generally
highest in the east and lowest in the west.
Many alterable risk factors for CHD exist (Table 2). Several are
interdependent, and many persons have multiple risk factors. While
diabetes is relatively uncommon, smoking, elevated blood pressure,
elevated cholesterol, overweight, and inactivity are common at
levels
known to increase risk of CHD. CHD mortality has declined
substantially
in recent years (1). Public health interventions to reduce the
prevalence of CHD risk factors may further reduce CHD mortality in
the
U.S. population.
Reported by: Div of Surveillance and Epidemiologic Studies,
Epidemiology Program Office, CDC.
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