Each year cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims over 20.5 million lives.
Up to 80% of premature CVD deaths are preventable through affordable access to care, early screening, and more opportunities to make healthy choices in nutrition and stay active.
That’s why on World Heart Day, we unite across six continents to raise awareness, inspire action, and celebrate heart health.
World Heart Day 2025 Highlights
World Heart Day drives action on a global scale
World Heart Day is a global, multi-lingual campaign
World Heart Day (29 September) is an opportunity to ignite global conversations and engagement, using powerful stories to raise heart health awareness.
Campaign support for companies, schools, organizations and clubs
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Creative ideas bring World Heart Day to life
Get involved in World Heart Day by telling powerful stories, using social media and signing the petition. Join the movement.
World Heart Day 2025 in review
2000
WHD established in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to create a day that would raise awareness and mobilize international action against cardiovascular disease.
2011
WHD becomes an annual event – bringing people together to increase awareness, engage communities, and advocate for universal access to CVD prevention, detection, and treatment.
2020
WHD launches #UseHeart to encourage everyone to think about the many way they can use the biggest and most important muscle in their body.
2023
This year’s campaign focused on the essential step of knowing our hearts first. Because when we know more, we can take better care. Our vox pops aimed to catch members of the public by surprise, to encourage them and the viewers to think differently about their hearts.
2024
The 2024 campaign was dedicated to motivating every country to develop or support national cardiovascular health action plans. With the world’s first global petition prioritising heart health driving more than 100M impressions, 2.5M clicks, resulting in 1.15M visits to the World Heart Day website.
TELL YOUR WORLD HEART DAY STORY, INSPIRE THE WORLD
“It is wonderful that all the leaders in cardiovascular health, from patient organizations to societies and foundations across the globe, come together to network, learn and collaborate on improving cardiovascular health for all.”
