Cardiovascular Disease Facts
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year which equates to killing approximately one woman every minute.
While 1 in 31 American women die from breast cancer each year, 1 in 3 American women die of heart disease each year.
While there are an estimated 4.1 million female stroke survivors living today, approximately 57.5% of total stroke deaths are in women.
Cardiovascular disease impacts black women at higher rates than others, but the simple truth is that most cardiovascular diseases: can still be prevented with education and healthy lifestyle changes.
High blood pressure, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes during pregnancy greatly increase a women’s risk for developing cardiovascular disease later in life.
Overall, 10% to 20% of women will have a health issue during pregnancy. 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of new moms and accounts for over one-third of maternal deaths. Black women have some of the highest maternal mortality rates.
More than one in three women in the United States are living with some form of cardiovascular disease, with heart disease being the leading cause of death for many.
Forty-nine percent of Black women ages 20 and older experience heart disease and are more likely to endure heart disease-related deaths at earlier ages.