People dying from cardiovascular disease up by 6.2 pc in pandemic’s first year in US: Study

 

Washington:  The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the US escalated during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic by 6.2 per cent, according to a study.

The rise in the number of CVD deaths in 2020, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, represents the largest single-year increase since 2015 and topped the previous high of 910,000 recorded in 2003, according to the latest available data from the Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2023 Update of the American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, the study said.

The study has been published in the journal Circulation.