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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 17.9 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 CVHNPA by monitoring trends in cardiovascular disease, 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, gender, age, socioeconomic status, geography, disability status, and other characteristics.
Dashboards
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.
Surveillance Products
- MDHHS Fact Sheet: Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Michigan (June 2022)
- High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy, Michigan, 2016-2019 (March 2022)
- MDHHS Fact Sheet: Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Michigan (March 2021)
- Michigan Medicaid: Antihypertensive Medication Adherence among Adult Beneficiaries (2016-2018) (November 2020)
- MDHHS Fact Sheet: Cardiovascular Disease in Michigan (February 2020)
Data Library
- 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)
Links
State of Michigan
- Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Cardiovascular Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity Section
- Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Heart Disease and Stroke Maps and Data
- U.S. Diabetes Surveillance System
- Chronic Disease Indicators
Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes Epidemiology Staff
For more information, or to get accessibility assistance reading any of these documents, please contact Sonia Villarreal, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Unit secretary (email: VillarrealS2@michigan.gov).