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.
Over 184 million adults, or 61 percent, are expected to have “some type of CVD” by 2050, the American Heart Association (AHA) said in a June 4 news release. In 2020, 51.2 percent of Americans had CVD. The calculation takes into account multiple conditions clinically tied to cardiovascular illnesses, including stroke, congenital heart defects, vascular disease, and hypertension or high blood pressure. “Increases in high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity will drive CVD prevalence,” said the organization.
