Prevalent cases of atrial fibrillation/flutter worldwide, 2021
52.55 million
people (prevalent cases), worldwide
“The global prevalence reached 52.55 million cases, while the disease caused 338,947 deaths.”
- Kind of source
- Peer-reviewed study
- Read on
- 2026-11-06
- Daily check
- Quote found at the source on 2026-11-06
- What to know
- Atrial fibrillation and flutter are counted together in GBD. The paper also cites 59.7 million for 2019 from an earlier GBD round.
- About
- Atrial fibrillation
Used in
Kept as evidence; no figure on the platform is computed from it yet.