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Cardiovascular Disease Observatory

British Heart Foundation (BHF)'s Cardiovascular Disease Observatory is a free resource for statistics about cardiovascular disease and research.

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A comprehensive source of cardiovascular disease insights for the UK

The Cardiovascular Disease Observatory from BHF brings together our trusted compendium, factsheets, cardiovascular statistics, research funding visualisations, and impact reports into one integrated hub.

Key insights

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2026 Compendium

Find UK cardiovascular disease datasets and the statistics behind our factsheets, here in detail.

Discover the compendium
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Bridging Hearts Report

Our 2025 report  considers how deprivation, sex and ethnicity can impact people’s cardiovascular health in the UK.

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Resuscitation

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Tracking public attitudes to CPR and defibrillator use: 2018 to 2025

We've analysed the annual 'Attitudes to CPR' survey to understand public attitudes to CPR and defibrillator use.

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Defibrillator location data

Find top-line analysis of defibrillators registered with a named Guardian on The Circuit.

Explore the defib data