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Our own derived files: heart disease deaths by country (OECD, CC BY 4.0) · US leading causes of death 2024 · US heart disease deaths by age and sex · resting heart rate studies · resting pulse percentiles by age (CSV) — transcribed from NHSR No. 41, Tables 1–3. US government data is in the public domain; you may reuse our file freely. Please cite: “CheckMyBPM (2026), resting pulse percentiles by age, from CDC/NCHS NHANES 1999–2008.”