Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Among Young Adults in the U.S. From 1980 Through 2002Concealed Leveling of Mortality Rates
Earl S. Ford, MD, MPH*,* and
Simon Capewell, MD
* Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Department of Public Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Figure 1 Trends in Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates From Coronary Heart Disease
Among both U.S. men and women age  35 years, the age-adjusted mortality rates from coronary heart disease have decreased steadily from 1980 through 2002.
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Figure 2 Trends in Age-Specific Mortality Rates From Coronary Heart Disease
Among adults age 35 to 44 years, the mortality rate from coronary heart disease changed little among women (squares) since the late 1980s and showed evidence of leveling off in more recent years among men (triangles). Among adults age 45 to 54 years, the rate of decline in the mortality rate from coronary heart disease slowed around 1990 in both men and women.
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