%0 Article %A Ulrich Flore Nyaga %I Elsevier %D 2018 %G English %B Data in Brief %@ 2352-3409 %T Data on the epidemiology of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340918301033 %X In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), chronic non-communicable diseases and cardiovascular diseases in particular, are progressively taking over infectious diseases as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Heart failure is a major public health problem in the region. We summarize here available data on the prevalence, aetiologies, treatment, rates and predictors of mortality due to heart failure in SSA. Keywords: Heart failure, Prevalence, Aetiologies, Treatment, Mortality, Sub-Saharan Africa