Archive · 25 Sep 2025
Cardiovascular Diseases Cause 1 in 3 Deaths Worldwide in 2023
Imagine your heart is like a powerful engine.
Sometimes, things can go wrong with it, leading to serious problems.
A new study found that heart problems caused about one in three deaths around the world in 2023.
This number is increasing, due to factors like more people, people living longer, and health issues like obesity and diabetes.
The study looked at many countries and found that there are big differences in heart problems based on where people live.
Things like unhealthy eating, not exercising, and even pollution are some of the biggest risks.
This study helps doctors understand what causes heart problems and how to help people stay healthy.
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) caused one in three deaths globally in 2023.
CVD deaths increased to 19.2 million in 2023 from 13.1 million in 1990.
Population growth, aging, obesity, and diabetes contributed to increased CVD mortality.
High body mass index and high fasting plasma glucose were fast-growing risk factors.
79.6% of CVD disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2023 were from modifiable risks.
- Who
- Researchers worldwide
- What
- Study on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) deaths and related factors
- When
- 2023, with data analyzed from 1990 to 2023
- Where
- Worldwide, across 204 countries
- Why
- To understand the global burden of CVD and associated risk factors
- Leading Cause of Death
- Cardiovascular diseases (CVD)
- Deaths in 2023
- 19.2 million
- Deaths in 1990
- 13.1 million
- DALYs in 2023
- 437 million
- DALYs in 1990
- 320 million
- Percentage of DALYs from modifiable risk factors
- 79.6%