Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are projected to rise over the next three decades, with at least six in 10 American adults expected to suffer from the condition. Excluding high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases are expected to rise from 11.3 percent in 2020 to 15 percent in 2050, from 28 million to 45 million adults.
High blood pressure is projected to be most prevalent among individuals 80 years old and above. However, the number of people with hypertension will be highest in younger and middle-aged adults between the ages of 20 and 64. The prevalence of stroke is expected to almost double from 10 million to nearly 20 million individuals.
Obesity rates are calculated to jump from 43.1 percent to 60.6 percent, impacting over 180 million people.
The rate of diabetes is projected to rise from 16.3 percent to 26.8 percent.
Dr. Karen E. Joynt Maddox pointed out that the United States has seen “monumental accomplishments” in its fight against CVD, according to the AHA press release.
Death rates of heart disease have been cut down by half over the past century, she noted. Deaths from stroke have reduced by a third since 1988. However, these factors “are still leading causes of death and disability in the U.
S.,” she said. “We set out to learn just what we may expect over the next 30 years and to identify specific issues that need to be addressed to ensure that we continue our forward progress.
Armed with these findings, we can take steps to turn the tide on this dire .
