The bar chart provides data about the number of heart attacks per year in the USA, divided by age group and gender. The three age groups are 29–44, 45–64, and 65+, with separate figures shown for men and women.
Overall, it is clear that men are more likely to suffer from heart attacks than women in all age groups. Also, the number of heart attacks increases with age for both genders. In the youngest group, around 123,000 men suffer heart attacks annually, compared to just 3,000 women. This gap widens significantly in the middle aged group, where 424,000 men are affected, while the number for women is 136,000. Among those aged 65 and above, both men and women have the highest number of heart attacks. About 440,000 men and 374,000 women experience heart attacks each year in this age group. While the gender gap is still present, it is smaller than in the younger groups..
In summary, heart attacks are more common in older people and among men at all ages, though the difference between men and women becomes smaller in the oldest age group.