Community Health Administration Cardiovascular Health Program Tables Heart Disease Mortality by Ward Stroke Mortality by Ward Overall Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by Ward Leading Causes of Death in the District of Columbia, 2002 Proportion of CVD among all Hospitalization in the District of Columbia, Primary Diagnosis Diagnosis 2001-2002 Percentage of Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalization by Race/Ethnicity, 2001-2002 Percentage of Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalization by Gender, 2001-2002 Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in the District of Columbia, 2003 (Source: DC BRFSS) CHD Race CHD Age Group AMI Race AMI Age Group Stroke Race Stroke Age Group CHD Gender CHD Ward of Residence AMI Gender AMI Ward of Residence Stroke Gender Stroke Ward of Residence Charts for Cardiovascular Disease* Heart Disease Mortality by Ward 2002 US DC DC Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 Number 695,754 1399 Age-Adjusted Mortality 124 139 169 269 234 155 195 111 Rate (per 100,000) 241.3 244.6 252.1 155 167.8 212.4 374 351.6 236.8 301.4 180.4                Stroke Mortality by Ward                    2002 US DC DC Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 Number 163,010 230 Age-Adjusted Mortality 17 25 41 46 34 23 32 11 Rate (per 100,000) 56.5 40.2 41.5 21.2 30.2 51.5 64.4 51.1 35.1 49.5 17.9     Overall Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by Ward   2002 US DC DC Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 Number 912,000 2,095 Age-Adjusted Mortality 189 213 247 400 342 236 291 169 Rate (per 100,000) 328.1 366.2 377.4 236.2 257.1 310.4 560.3 513.3 360.5 449.7 274.7   Leading Causes of Death in the District of Columbia 2002   Number Rate 1 Heart Disease 1,399 244.6 2 Cancer 1,275 222.9 3 Hypertension 351 61.4 4 Cerebrovascular Dosease 230 40.2 5 Homicide 220 38.5 6 HIV/AIDS 217 37.9 7 Accidents 204 35.7 8 Diabetes 175 30.6   Proportion of CVD Among All Hospitalizations in the District of Columbia, Primary Diagnosis, 2001-2002   Heart Disease Stroke Other CVD All CVD   Average 12.4 2.4 2.7 17.5   Percentage of Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalization by Race/Ethnicity, 2001-2002 White African-American Other Total Average 31.9 49.8 18.3 100 Percentage of Cardiovascular Disease Hospitalization by Gender, 2001-2002   Male Female Total Average 54.3 45.7 100   Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in the District of Columbia 2003                              (Source: DC BRFSS) CHD Race White Black Hispanic Other DC 2003 3.2 4.1 4.2 5.5 3.6     CHD Gender Male Female DC 2003 3.1 4.1 3.6     CHD Age Group                                      18-44     45-64 65-74 75+ DC 2003 0.9 3.6       13.7 13.4 3.6      CHD Ward of Residence Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5   Ward  6   Ward 7 Ward 8 DC 2003 4.3 5.2 2.8 3.6 3.9 3.5 6 5.2 3.6     AMI Race White Black Hispanic Other DC 2003 2.1 3.4 0 4.0 2.6   AMI Gender Male Female DC 2003 2.6 2.5 2.6   AMI Age Group 18-44 45-64 65-74 75+ DC 2003 0.9 3.2 6.6 8.8 2.6     AMI Ward of Residence Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 DC 2003 4 3.9 1.4 3.8 1.8 2.8 2.7 4.3 2.6   Stroke Race White Black Hispanic Other DC 2003 1.1 4.3 5.1 1.1 3.1     Stroke Gender Male Female DC 2003 1.9 4 3.1   Stroke Age Group 18-44 45-64 65-74 75+ DC 2003 1.2 2 5 17.7 3.1     Stroke Ward of Residence Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8 DC 2003 6.2 3.5 1.4 2.2 6.6 1.6 4 4.6 3.1         * This document is presented in Portable Document Format (PDF). A PDF reader is required for viewing. Download a PDF Reader or Learn More About PDFs.