Barney Frank
American · 86 years old · Died 19 May 2026
U.S. Congressman, co-author of the Dodd-Frank Act
Cause of death
Heart failure
Barney Frank served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 30 years and was one of the first openly gay members of Congress. He co-authored the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act after the 2008 financial crisis, one of the most sweeping pieces of financial regulation in a generation. He died at 86 from heart failure.
How common is cardiovascular disease?
Barney Frank died of heart failure. Globally, cardiovascular disease kills 18,600,000 people every year. That is 50,959 per day, or roughly one person every 2 seconds. It accounts for 30% of all deaths worldwide.
Deaths / year
18,600,000
Deaths / day
50,959
Deaths / hour
2,123
Deaths / second
0.59
Share of all global deaths
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Since Barney Frank died
Live count since 19 May 2026
Total deaths worldwide since then
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Deaths from same cause since then
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