impacts of heart disease and disorders in Canada

Healthcare system

Heart failure can
cost the health
care system up to $2.8
billion per year in Canada
and is the biggest cause of
impatient hospitalizations.

Family

Study shows
that younger
relatives of the
cardiac arrest victim
have an increased
risk of heart disease.

Heart disease
is not contagious
but in a family setting can affect multiple
family members at once

employment

Public health
canada says
that a 3rd of heart
attacks and strokes
happen mid career

For those
who survived
cardiac arrest
the loss of jobs
was nearly 13%
and for those who
survived stroke"
it was just under 20%

At the
3 year mark
those who have
who had a heart
attack dropped 5%

Economy

Heart disease and stroke is the
leading cause of hospitalization and
the second leading cause of death in canada
it also costs $20.9 billion every year.

the economt
suffers pretty
badly losing
billions of dollars
a year due to any
disease of
the circulatory system.

individual

As an individual heart
disease can cause shortness
of breath,dizziness and fainting.
and in some cases irregular
heart beat patterns.

heart disease
does not normally
cause pain but"
without proper
oxygen it may lead
to bluish skin and
tiredness.Defections
often make your
heart work harder.

Also as an individual heart
disease can stop you from life in general
even work can be scary and difficult it can
stop you at anytime.

mortality rates

an average of 141.9 canadians have died per 100,000
population due to heart disease.

Every hour
12 canadians
aged 20+ with
diagnosed heart
disease die.