Median annual incidence of heart failure in ESC member countries reporting it

3.20 cases

new cases per 10,000 person-years, Europe (12 ESC countries)

“The median annual incidence of HF per 1,000 person-years was 3.20 cases”

Shahim et al., Global Public Health Burden of Heart Failure: An Updated Review (Cardiac Failure Review 2023), Incidence section, 2023-07

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2026-11-06

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What to know

From the ESC Heart Failure Atlas: crude incidence was available for 12 of the participating countries, ranging from under 2 (Italy) to 6 or more (Estonia, Germany) per 1,000 person-years.

Arithmetic

3.20 per 1,000 person-years is 32 per 10,000 person-years (times 10).

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