Research

YoungerMeMD Research

Short studies built from public data on heart disease and heart risk in the Philadelphia region and heart and metabolic health statistics. Every figure names its source and the period it covers, and the data behind each study is free to download.

By the YoungerMeMD team · Updated November 13, 2026

Studies

Heart Risk in the Philadelphia Suburbs, County by County

Montgomery County: 291.5 heart disease deaths per 100,000 adults 35+ in 2022-2024, against 284.3 in 2018-2020.

Five counties compared on heart disease deaths, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, diabetes and obesity, with a census tract map of Montgomery County.

Published November 12, 2026 · Download the data (CSV)

Statistics

Heart and Metabolic Health Statistics: Philadelphia Region

8,567 heart disease deaths in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester and Bucks counties in 2023.

County figures for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, diabetes, obesity and heart disease deaths, each with its source and year.

Published November 13, 2026 · Download the data (CSV)

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Public, named sources only, such as federal and state health agencies. Each figure names its source and period, and every source is linked.
Our own calculations are labeled as ours, and each page’s method section says how we made them.
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Not medical or legal advice. The figures describe whole counties, states and the country; they do not say what is right for any one person.
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Using our data

Each study’s data is free to download as a CSV and free to reuse, including commercially, with credit to YoungerMeMD (youngermemd.com) and a link to the study (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0).

Sources used in our research

CDC, Heart Disease Mortality Data Among US Adults (35+) by State/Territory and County, 2022-2024: 2022-2024. Used in Heart Risk in the Philadelphia Suburbs, Heart Health Statistics.
CDC, Heart Disease Mortality Data Among US Adults (35+) by State/Territory and County, 2018-2020: 2018-2020. Used in Heart Risk in the Philadelphia Suburbs, Heart Health Statistics.
CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data, 2024 release: survey years 2021 and 2022. Used in Heart Risk in the Philadelphia Suburbs, Heart Health Statistics.
CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Census Tract Data, 2024 release: survey years 2021 and 2022. Used in Heart Risk in the Philadelphia Suburbs.
Pennsylvania Department of Health, Death Dataset Aggregated at the State/County Level: 2018-2023. Used in Heart Risk in the Philadelphia Suburbs, Heart Health Statistics.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01001: 2018-2022. Used in Heart Risk in the Philadelphia Suburbs.

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