National Healthcare Disparities Report 2005

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Number of deaths (2003).....................................................................................................	684,462⁴
Cause of death rank (2003).................................................................................................	1st⁴
Number of cases of coronary heart disease (2004)................................................................	13,000,000²³
Number of cases of congestive heart failure..........................................................................	4,900,000²³
Number of Americans with high blood pressure.....................................................................	65,000,000²³
Number of heart attacks each year......................................................................................	7,100,000²³
Number of new cases of heart failure each year....................................................................	550,000²³
Total cost (cardiovascular disease).....................................................................................	$393.4 billion⁵
Direct medical costs (cardiovascular disease)......................................................................	$241.8 billion⁵
Prevalence and death rate of hypertension and heart disease higher among............................	Blacks
Cardiac care differs by........................................................................................................	race
	ethnicity
	SES