Indicator Report - Cardiovascular Disease: Diseases of the Heart Deaths
Why Is This Important?
Diseases of the heart is the leading cause of death in New Mexico and is a major source of disability. In 2009, diseases of the heart accounted for over 20% of all deaths in New Mexico.Diseases of the Heart Death Rate by Year, New Mexico vs. U.S. 1999-2009
Data Notes
Age-adjusted to U.S. standard population. The U.S. rate not available for 2008 and 2009. **Beginning with 2007, a change was made for estimating New Mexico population denominators which affected NM rate estimates (as more fully described in the Data Interpretation Issues section located on the Important Facts and Complete Profile pages).Data Sources
Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.New Mexico Death Data: Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), New Mexico Department of Health.U.S. Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/.Other Views
Definition
Diseases of the heart includes a variety of diseases and conditions that affect the heart, such as coronary heart disease and congestive heart failure.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of Deaths due to Diseases of the Heart |
| Denominator: | Total Population |
Page Content Updated On 12/15/2010,
Published on 06/14/2012
