This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that were aware of the five most common heart attack signs and symptoms from 2008 to 2017. According to the data, the percentage of adults that had heart attack symptom knowledge increased from about 40 percent in 2008 to 50 percent in 2017.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017*
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MMWR, & CDC. (February 8, 2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/968812/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-adults/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017*." Chart. February 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/968812/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-adults/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
MMWR, CDC. (2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/968812/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-adults/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. That Were Aware of The Five Most Common Symptoms of a Heart Attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/968812/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-adults/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/968812/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-adults/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 16, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. that were aware of the five most common symptoms of a heart attack in 2008, 2014 and 2017* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, February 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/968812/knowledge-of-heart-attack-symptoms-us-adults/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
