I had never really paid much attention to how big this cause is until the fall of 2016. That fall, I had rushed and joined the best sorority I could have ever imagined. As an Alpha Phi, we raise money yearly for women’s heart disease. There are about 500,000 women who die yearly from heart disease. If that doesn’t blow your mind, I don’t know what will especially if you are like me and have had no prior knowledge of how important women’s heart health is. Here are a few facts on women's heart health that I have just recently come to learn.
- Worldwide, 8.6 million women die from heart disease each year, accounting for a third of all deaths in women.
- 42% of women who have heart attacks die within a year, compared to 24% of men.
- 267,000 women die each year from heart attacks, which kill six times as many women as breast cancer.
- Women are twice as likely as men to die within the first few week after suffering a heart attack
- An estimated 43 million women in the U.S. are affected by heart disease.Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease.
- Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease.
Women's heart health is clearly a growing thing and matters just as much as other diseases. Not only can you help spread the word about it, but you can help out too! Whether it be donating or even just wearing red February 3rd to show your support, you can help. Women all over the world need your support.
