Incidence: A whopping 121.5 million adults (about 48% based on 2016 numbers) in USA have heart disease! Source: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics — 2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association, Circulation, Vol 139, No 10. Summary in this article.

Deaths: The #1 killer of men and women in USA is heart disease: about 22% to 24% of all deaths. Some people mistakenly believe that heart disease happens predominantly in males. Actually, heart disease rates are comparable in men and women!