United States

An estimated 6,500,000 people in the United States experience angina pectoris.

Each year, 400,000 new cases of angina pectoris develop.

Conservative 2006 data show 733,000 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) discharges from hospitals.

Mortality/Morbidity

In 2005, 1 in 5 deaths is from coronary heart disease (both angina and myocardial infarction).

Coronary heart disease is the single greatest killer of American men and women.

The estimated direct and indirect cost for Americans with coronary heart disease in 2006 was $142.5 billion.

Race

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) note that the prevalence of angina and/or coronary heart disease is highest and increasing in Hispanics followed by whites and black non-Hispanics (5%, 4.2%, 3.7%, respectively). This information includes the 50 US states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.

Sex
Among Americans aged 40-74 years, the age-adjusted prevalence of angina pectoris (AP) was higher among women than men.7 Although 2005 CDC data suggest that men (5.5%) have a higher prevalence of angina and/or coronary heart disease than women (3.4%).

Age
The incidence of new and recurrent angina increases with age but then declines at around 85 years.

Statistics from American Heart Association (2008 Data) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.