Facts & Figures

Cardiovascular diseases - heart disease and stroke combined - are the leading causes of death in Washington. Our death rate for stroke is among the highest in the nation. High blood pressure and high blood cholesterol are leading causes of cardiovascular disease. In Washington, 1 in 4 people have high blood pressure and 1 in 3 have high blood cholesterol.

Fact Sheets

Coronary Heart Disease in Washington State - 2008 (PDF, 77KB)
Stroke in Washington State - 2008 (PDF, 68KB)
The Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke in Washington State (PDF, 2.0MB) examines available data about risk factors for heart disease and stroke, both in the general population as well as in those with heart disease or stroke. Hospitalization and mortality data are analyzed, as well. The Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Advisory Council used this Burden Report as a tool in their state planning process.
More people die from stroke in the Northwest region than any other part of the United States as a whole. The Burden of Stroke in the Pacific Northwest (PDF, 692KB) has information on risk factors, hospital data, deaths and disability from stroke in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
2010 Regional Stroke Surveillance: (PDF, 267KB) contains updated stroke information from the Pacific Northwest region. Primary audiences are clinical champions and stroke professionals.

Emergency Cardiac and Stroke Care in Washington

Expanded County Profiles

Health of Washington State (PDF, 166KB)

Related Information:

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System (CHARS)

Diabetes Rates

National & State Obesity Rates