Twenty fast facts
- Heart and circulatory disease is the UK's biggest killer. 570 people die from it every day.
- In the UK, almost 2.6 million people are living with coronary heart disease.
- The BHF is the largest funder of research into heart disease in the UK.
- Currently, the BHF funds 26 Professors and over 1,200 research projects.
- In the UK, 60% of patients who need it are denied access to cardiac rehabilitation.
- Cardiac rehabilitation only costs £600 per patient. A single day in a coronary care unit costs £1,400.
- South Asians living in the UK are 50% more likely to die prematurely from heart disease compared to the population overall.
- In the UK, one person dies every 15 minutes as a result of physical inactivity.
- Around 30% of adults in England and Wales do less than 30 minutes of physical activity per week.
- 30 minutes of moderate physical activity a day can halve the risk of coronary heart disease.
- Only 14% of adults eat their five a day.
- The BHF invests over £66 every minute in prevention and care.
- In the UK someone dies from coronary heart disease every six minutes.
- Heartstart UK groups have trained 1.6 million people in Emergency Life Support skills.
- Currently in the UK, there are approximately 150,000 people aged 16 and over living with congenital heart disease.
- The BHF invests over £203 every minute in vital heart research, prevention and care.
- There are now 386 BHF Heart Nurses supporting 66,000 heart patients and their families.
- The BHF Heart HelpLine answers an average 250 calls a week.
- In 2007/8, BHF Shops raised £14 million for our vital work.
- In 2007/8, Legacies accounted for 42% of the BHF's generated income.
British Heart Foundation is a registered Charity No. 225971.
Registered as a Company limited by guarantee in England & Wales No. 699547.
Registered office at Greater London House, 180 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 7AW.
Registered as a Charity in Scotland No. SCO39426
