Statistics

General heart statistics in New Zealand

186,000

people are living with heart disease

That's one in twenty adults [2]

33%

of deaths annually 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 prematurely from smoking each year it is estimated

This equates to around 12 people a day dying from smoking [3]

No. 1

Cardiovascular disease is the no. 1 killer of women globally

But it is often thought to be a 'male' problem [4]

Women who smoke are three times as likely to have a heart attack

Compared to women who don't smoke [5]

2,920

women died from heart disease in New Zealand in 2013

That's 8 women a day, or about 55 each week [1]

more likely to die from a heart disease than breast cancer

For kiwi women

[1] Ministry of Health (2015) Mortality and Demographic data 2013 (provisional). Wellington: Ministry of Health
[2] Ministry of Health (2015) NZ Health Survey: Annual update of key results 2014-2015. Wellington: Ministry of Health
[3] Ministry of Health (2009) Implementing the ABC approch for Smoking Cessation. Framework and Work Programme. Wellington: Ministry of Health
[4] World Health Organisation (2013) Women’s health fact sheet N334: World Health Organisation
[5] Oestreicher Stock, E., Redberg, R. (2012) Cardiovascular disease in Women. Curr Probl Cardiol,37(11), 45-526
[6] Smokefree

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