Statistics
General heart statistics in New Zealand
170,000
people are living with heart disease
That's more than one in 23 adults [2]
1 in 3
Almost 1 in 3 deaths in NZ are caused by cardiovascular disease
It is the leading cause of death in New Zealand and includes heart, stroke and blood vessel disease [1]
90 mins
Every 90 minutes a New Zealander dies from heart disease
Many of these deaths are premature and preventable [1]
5,000
people die from smoking or second hand exposure each year
This equates to around 12 people a day dying from smoking [3]
Women's heart disease
No. 1
Cardiovascular disease is the no. 1 killer of women globally
But it is often thought to be a 'male' problem [4]
3x
Women who smoke are three times as likely to have a heart attack
Compared to women who don't smoke [5]
3,000
Over 3000 women died from heart disease in New Zealand in 2017
That's almost 8 women a day, or about 55 each week [1]
2x
Heart disease kills twice as many women in New Zealand
than any other single cause.[1]
- [1] Mortality 2017 Data Tables (Provisional) (Ministry of Health, 2019) https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/mortality-2017-data-tables
- [2] https://minhealthnz.shinyapps.io/nz-health-survey-2018-19-annual-data-explorer/_w_07361577/#!/explore-topics
- [3] Ministry of Health 2019
- [4] WHO Global Health Observatory. 2016. Accessed 27/03/19
- [5] Oestreicher Stock, E., Redberg, R. (2012) Cardiovascular disease in Women. Curr Probl Cardiol,37(11), 45-526
- [6] Smokefree