Cardiovascular disease: Where the pounds go

The British Heart Foundation estimates that 7 million people in the United Kingdom live with cardiovascular disease. Here is a breakdown of the National Health Service’s expenditures on cardiovascular disease in England.

• 63.4 percent spent on secondary care
• 20.9 percent on primary care
• 5.9 percent on urgent and emergency care
• 4.5 percent on community care
• 3.5 percent on administration and facilities
• 1.6 percent on care in another setting
• 0.3 percent on health promotion

All and all, the cost of premature deaths, lost productivity, treatment and hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases totaled almost $29 billion, according to a December 2014 update.