Wealthy individuals experience higher rates of heart disease than impoverished individuals.

The proportion of wealthy individuals with heart disease is higher than that of poor individuals.

This is evident from the report of the *2023 Indonesian Health Survey* released by the Ministry of Health.

According to the report, in 2023, the national prevalence of heart disease reached 0.85%.

This means that, of the entire surveyed population, 0.85% had been diagnosed by a doctor as having heart disease.

This survey was conducted on approximately 877,000 population samples of all ages spread across 38 Indonesian provinces.

However, the prevalence varies when broken down by economic status.

The highest prevalence of heart disease is in the highest economic group, or the wealthy, reaching 1.28%.

The prevalence then decreases with lower economic capacity.

The lowest economic group, or the poor, has the lowest prevalence of heart disease, at only 0.53%, as shown in the graph.

Nevertheless, according to the Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, people with more money tend to be healthier than those with less money.

"What's the difference between someone earning Rp15 million and Rp5 million? They're definitely healthier and smarter. If they weren't healthy and smart, they wouldn't be earning Rp15 million, they'd be earning Rp5 million," said Budi, as reported by *Katadata.co.id*, Monday (May 19, 2025).