A12514 Outline of the Report on Cardiovascular Diseases in China, 2017

Objectives: National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (NCCD) has compile the annual Report on Cardiovascular Disease in China since 2005, which is the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and the related risk factor. The Report represents a critical resource for the lay public, policy makers, media professors, clinicians and others seeking the best available data on these conditions. Methods: Each annual version undergoes revisions to include the newest nationally representative data, add additional relevant published scientific findings, remove older information, add new sections if available. Results: Rapid socioeconomic progress in China has produced an immense impact on CVD. CVD is the leading cause of death for Chinese in both urban and rural area. 45.01% of deaths in rural area and 42.61% of deaths in urban area are caused by CVD in China. About 290 million Chinese people suffer from CVD: the number of patients suffering from stroke, coronary heart disease, heart failure, pulmonary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease and congenital heart disease are 13 million, 11 million, 4.5 million, 5 million, 2.5 million and 2 million, respectively. Prevalence of hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes is 25.2%, 40.4% and 10.9%. The incidence of CVD will remain an upward trend in the next decades. Conclusion: NCCD continually monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in China to provide the most current information available in the Report. This Report is the product of a full year's worth of effort by dedicated physicians and scientists, committed government staff and outstanding NCCD staff. Their contributions are gratefully acknowledged.