Overview Cardiovascular Diseases of heart

Diseases of heart

Deaths in Newfoundland and Labrador from diseases of heart, compared with Canada. Figures below are for 2024.

1,137 Deaths in NL, 2024 180.6 per 100,000 (age-adjusted)

139 Canada rate (age-adjusted) NL is 1.30× the national rate

145 Change vs 2019 +14.6% since 2019

NL vs Canada — age-adjusted rate, 2000 to 2024

NL 180.6Canada 139.0

Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 population. The gap between the lines is whether NL is doing better or worse than the national rate, and the shape over time shows whether the gap is growing or shrinking.

Year	NL rate	Canada rate	NL ÷ Canada
2024	180.6	139.0	1.30×
2023	181.5	143.7	1.26×
2022	184.0	150.8	1.22×
2021	190.3	145.9	1.30×
2020	188.7	147.1	1.28×
2019	182.4	147.6	1.24×
2018	204.9	153.8	1.33×
2017	195.3	155.9	1.25×
2016	210.5	155.2	1.36×
2015	236.6	159.6	1.48×
2014	214.8	161.9	1.33×
2013	221.5	163.1	1.36×
2012	215.2	164.1	1.31×
2011	214.3	167.1	1.28×
2010	227.4	175.8	1.29×
2009	240.8	183.6	1.31×
2008	259.4	194.5	1.33×
2007	279.7	200.1	1.40×
2006	294.9	204.1	1.44×
2005	292.5	218.6	1.34×
2004	318.0	227.4	1.40×
2003	311.7	238.4	1.31×
2002	319.4	247.9	1.29×
2001	341.7	257.2	1.33×
2000	373.1	271.1	1.38×

Deaths in NL, 2000 to 2024

Deaths 1,137

By sex — NL, 2024

Sex	Deaths	Rate per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
Male	630	225.1
Female	507	144.9

Sub-causes — NL, 2024

Cause	Deaths	NL rate	Canada rate
Ischaemic heart diseases	717	110.7	83.2
Acute myocardial infarction	220	33.3	28.3
All other forms of heart disease	218	35.8	29.6
Heart failure	155	26.1	16.5
Hypertensive heart disease	31	5.5	5.4
Diseases of pericardium and acute myocarditis	3	0.4	0.4

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