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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Coronary Heart Disease

Measurement Period: 2019-2021
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to coronary heart disease.

Why is this important?

Coronary heart disease (also called coronary artery disease) occurs when the coronary arteries become narrowed or clogged by fat and cholesterol deposits (plaques) and cannot supply enough blood to the heart. As the arteries narrow, or as the plaques rupture, the flow of blood to the heart can slow or stop, causing chest pain (angina), shortness of breath, a heart attack, or other symptoms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, causing nearly 400,000 deaths per year and costing over $100 billion overall in health services, medication, and lost productivity.
The Healthy People 2030 national health target is to reduce coronary heart disease deaths to 71.1 deaths per 100,000 population.
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97.8
deaths/ 100,000 population
Source: California Department of Public Health
Measurement period: 2019-2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: August 2023
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Technical note: Data compiled by CDPH using the California Comprehensive Master Death Files.

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Filed under: Health / Heart Disease & Stroke, Health / Mortality Data, Health Outcomes