Heart disease deaths are rising among middle-aged Floridians. A close look a the data shows where -- and why.
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Over nearly two decades, the rate of Floridians in all age groups dying from heart disease has plummeted about 38% — from 238 deaths per 100,000 people in 1999 to about 148 per 100,000 annually in 2018. But after bottoming out around 2011, the heart disease death rate for Floridians between ages 45 and 64 has been inching upward — by about 7.5%, from 119 deaths per 100,000 people in 2011 to 128 deaths per 100,000 in 2018, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. [Source: Florida Trend]
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