The bar graph presents the number of heart attacks experienced by Americans per year according to gender and age groups.
Overall, it is observed that men are more susceptible to developing heart attacks than women, and that the disease significantly increases as soon as the person ages for both genders.
The most notable feature would be that heart attacks vary in occurrence according to age groups. Approximately 123,000 cases among men and 3,000 cases among women are reported to have experienced cardiac arrest (aged between 29 and 44 years old). The heart attacks rose dramatically when the population reached the age between 45 and 64 years old, with 424,000 cases for men and 136,000 cases for women, respectively. Lastly, heart attacks are even more prevalent among individuals aged 65 years and above, with data revealing 440,000 cases for men and 374,000 cases for women.
Concerning gender, men suffer heart attacks annually compared to their female counterparts across all age categories. Those men who are in their 40s until they reach their senior years are greatly affected by this cardiovascular problem. Meanwhile, women suffer the same problem, but with minimal cases in the middle-aged bracket. Finally, both genders have surging cases of heart attacks at an older age.