Indicator Report - Heart Disease Deaths

Why Is This Important?

Heart disease is a general term that describes many different diseases including coronary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, hypertension, heart failure, and other heart conditions. The most common form of heart disease is coronary heart disease, also known as coronary artery disease. Coronary heart disease is the largest contributor to death from heart disease.

Heart Disease Deaths, Utah and U.S., 1996-2010

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Heart disease mortality has declined in Utah and in the U.S. for decades. In 2010, the rate did not decline. U.S. data for 2010 were not available for comparison. In 2007, Utah's heart disease death rate was 154.4/100,000 and the national rate was 190.9/100,000.

Data Notes

ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51.Data are age adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population using 11 age groups. ICD-9 codes 390-398, 402, 404, 410-429, years 1996-1998; ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51, years 1999-2008. Estimates from 1998 and before have been comparably modified to be consistent with ICD-10 coding system definitions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1999-2006. CDC WONDER On-line Database, compiled from Compressed Mortality File 1999-2006 Series 20 No. 2L, 2009. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html on Oct 14, 2009 6:10:53 PM

Data Sources

Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health. Population Estimates: Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Definition

The rate of heart disease related deaths (ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) per 100,000 population (age-adjusted to 2000 U.S. population).

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator: Resident deaths with ICD-9 codes 390-398, 402, 404, 410-429, years 1996-1998; ICD-10 codes I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51, after 1999, as the underlying cause of death during a calendar year.
Denominator: Total midyear resident population for the same calendar year.

Page Content Updated On 10/19/2011, Published on 03/06/2012
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program, Bureau of Health Promotion, Division of Disease Control and Prevention, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2107, Telephone: Nicole Bissonette 801-538-6228, Karen Coats 801-538-6227, Michael Friedrichs 801-538-6244
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