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Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels, such as heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism.
CVD is the leading cause of death globally, and the World Health Organization estimates that it takes an estimated 20 million lives each year. In Michigan, heart disease has been the leading cause of death for more than a decade.
The MDHHS cardiovascular health epidemiologist supports the Cardiovascular Health, Nutrition, and Physical Activity (CVHNPA) Section by monitoring trends in cardiovascular disease, hospitalization, mortality, comorbidities, and behavioral factors among Michigan adults. Surveillance is also conducted to track disparities in health outcomes and healthcare utilization by various characteristics, including race/ethnicity, sex assigned at birth, gender, age, socioeconomic status, geography, disability status, and other characteristics.
The following sections include information about cardiovascular disease and associated conditions. To learn more and see data about a particular topic, click on a topic heading.
For more information, or to get accessibility assistance reading any of these documents, please contact MDHHS Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Unit Secretary Kelly Garrow (email: GarrowK@michigan.gov).
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Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Disease Dashboard
Michigan Cardiovascular Disease Dashboard
This interactive dashboard provides a number of snapshots profiling cardiovascular disease among Michigan adults. It provides quick access to indicators at the state and county level, as well as demographics and selected comorbidities and controllable risk factors.
MDHHS Cardiovascular Disease Fact Sheets
- Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Michigan
(June 2022)
This fact sheet updates Michigan and U.S. statistics for heart disease and stroke mortality, including disparities among race/ethnicity and Michigan counties. Age-adjusted heart disease mortality rates and stroke mortality rate trends are provided (2000-2019). Mortality rates among racial/ethnic groups and maps of rates by Michigan counties are also provided. - Healthy Living for Cardiovascular Disease Management
(March 2022)
- Cardiovascular Disease in Michigan
(February 2020)
- Oral Health and Cardiovascular Disease
(August 2019)
Cardiovascular Disease Data Tables
- Estimated Hypertension Prevalence among Michigan Adults (2015 and 2017 Combined)
(November 2020)
- Cardiovascular-Related Hospitalization among Michigan Adults (2018)
(January 2020) (rev. April 2024)
- Cardiovascular-Related Hospitalization among Michigan Adults (2017)
(October 2019) (rev. April 2024)
- Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Michigan
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High Blood Pressure and High Blood Cholesterol
Hypertension and Pregnancy
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy, Michigan, 2016-2019
(March 2022)
This presentation reports on hypertension among people who had a live birth using Michigan Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (2016-2019). Results include hypertension burden overall and by selected characteristics, maternal risk factors and comorbidities, and complications to mom and newborn.
Antihypertensive Medication Adherence Prevalence Among Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries (18-64 Years), by County, 2016-2018 Combined
Michigan Medicaid: Antihypertensive Medication Adherence among Adult Beneficiaries (18-64 Years Old), by County, 2016-2018 Combined
(November 2020)
This summary provides antihypertensive medication (AHM) adherence prevalence estimates among adult Michigan beneficiaries ages 18-64 years who took antihypertensive medication from 2016 to 2018. (See Methods.) AHM disparities are also reported by selected demographic characteristics and county.
Medicaid Members and High Blood Pressure Medication Adherence Rates, 2015-2016 Combined
This map shows county-level high blood pressure medication adherence rates among adult Michigan Medicaid members, along with the average number of yearly members in 2015–2016. This map was developed as a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention GIS Capacity Building Project. Learn more about the project.
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: Michigan Advanced GIS Training: Map Details — Medicaid Members and High Blood Pressure (HBP) Medication Adherence Rates
Relative Differences in High Blood Pressure Medication Adherence Among Medicaid Members, by County, 2015-2016 Combined
This map highlights the existence of major geographic disparities in blood pressure medication adherence, even within the Medicaid population. This map was developed as a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention GIS Capacity Building Project. Learn more about the project.
Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services: Michigan Advanced GIS Training: Map Details – Relative Differences in High Blood Pressure (HBP) Medication Adherence among Medicaid Members, by County
Hypertension Among Michigan Adults (18 years and older) by Race/Ethnicity and Age Group, 2015 and 2017 Combined[1],[2]
Estimated Hypertension Prevalence among Michigan Adults (2015 and 2017 Combined)
(November 2020)
These data tables provide estimated hypertension prevalence among Michigan adults ages 18 and older for 2015 and 2017 combined (both unadjusted and age-adjusted), based upon self-reported data from adult respondents to the Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance survey. Hypertension prevalence is presented by selected demographic characteristics, including age group, gender, race/ethnicity, education level, and disability status, as well as by race/ethnicity and age group combined.Cholesterol awareness questions are included on the Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey on odd-numbered years. This includes two questions:
- Blood cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood. About how long has it been since you last had your blood cholesterol checked?
- Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that your blood cholesterol is high?
The most recent results for Michigan can be found on page 18 at the following link: Michigan 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Annual Report
or in the 2019 Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Selected Tables
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Additional data about cholesterol is available through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/maps_data.htm.
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Stroke
Michigan's efforts to improve outcomes for individuals who suffer a stroke focus on improving treatment and communication across the continuum of stroke care. This includes emergency medical service (EMS) agencies, medical control authorities (MCAs), hospitals, and rehabilitation settings.
More information about this work can be found on the Michigan Stroke Program website. Dashboards, surveillance briefs, and other data resources related to stroke in Michigan can be accessed on the Michigan Stroke Program website's Data Dashboards & Briefs page.
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HIV, Healthy Weight, and Heart Health
The MDHHS Bureau of HIV and STI Programs develops reports using surveillance and supplemental data to inform care and prevention efforts and to inform the community. Data and statistics about HIV in Michigan are available on the MDHHS HIV & STI Data & Statistics webpage.
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Other Suggested Resources
Looking for even more data? Check out the resources below.
MDHHS Resources
- Cardiovascular Health, Nutrition & Physical Activity Section
- Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
- Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Michigan Health Statistics and Reports
- Michigan Mortality Statistics
- Michigan Community Health Information
- Michigan Hospital Discharge Statistics
- Michigan Minority Health Data
- Other Michigan-Based Published Reports & Surveys
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resources
- Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention: Data Trends and Maps – Michigan
- Heart Disease and Stroke Maps and Data
- Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Chronic Disease Indicators
- U.S. Diabetes Surveillance System