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Health / Heart Attack Death Rates

The incidence of fatal heart attacks in the Pittsburgh region is high. When one adjusts for the fact that an older population may be a significant factor in this reality, the rates come down to national norms but remain higher than most benchmark regions.

Data included in the charts below are averages for the seven year period from 1999 to 2005. Data are presented for two age groups (35-54 and 35-64), as well as by race and gender.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

MSA These figures are for U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA).

Crude heart attack death rates.