Epidemiologic trends and risk factors associated with the decline in mortality from coronary heart disease in the United States, 1990-2019
Main finding · Age-standardized CHD mortality rate per 100,000, 1990 to 2019Result — go to the resultIncidence rate ratio 0.32 95% CI 0.41–0.43Authors' conclusion
The decline in CHD mortality is slowing among younger cohorts.
Study context
- Population
- Females and males aged 25 to 84 years in the US, 1990–2019, with coronary heart disease (CHD) as underlying cause of deathCHD deaths
- Comparison
- Females vs Males
- Outcome
- Age-standardized CHD mortality rate trends; preventable fraction of CHD deaths attributable to alcohol, smoking and high body-mass index (BMI)
- Follow-up
- 1990-2019
Methodological detailsUS national mortality data, quantitative bias analysis
- US national mortality data
- Quantitative bias analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Age-standardized CHD mortality rate per 100,000, 1990 to 2019
Incidence rate ratio
0.32
95% CI 0.41–0.43
Further findings
Preventable CHD deaths with elimination of smoking, alcohol and obesity, 1990–2019
- Preventable female CHD deaths
- 1,726,022
- Preventable male CHD deaths
- 2,897,767
- Half of all CHD deaths preventable
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Original publication
Epidemiologic trends and risk factors associated with the decline in mortality from coronary heart disease in the United States, 1990-2019. Am Heart J. Published 11 May 2023. doi:10.
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