Autor: Rhoda Wilson | 20. 5. 2025
A new report from the British Heart Foundation (“BHF”) indicates that people’s heart health in the UK is declining rapidly, marking the worst start to a decade for heart health in over 50 years.
“The UK’s heart health has declined more quickly at the start of the 2020s than in any other decade for over 50 years,” BHF warned today.
According to BHF, Cardiovascular deaths among working-age adults have risen by 18% since 2019, from 18,693 to 21,975 in 2023.
The report highlights several concerning trends since 2020:
A 21% rise in the number of people diagnosed with heart failure, reaching a record high of 785,000 in March 2024 from 650,000 in March 2020.
A 10% rise in the number of people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, up to a record high of 1.62 million from 1.48 million.
A 12% rise in the number of adults diagnosed with diabetes, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, up to a record high of 4.6 million from 4.1 million.
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