According to World Health Organisation in year 2006 mortality from chronic diseases is 77% of all death causes in Europe, among which cardiovascular diseases are predominant with 23%. In Croatia cardiovascular diseases are also primary cause of death while non-communicable disease have rate of 80%. Highest importance has the measures of prevention in order to reduce to morbidity and mortality plus to control them thru various preventive measures. Therefore, it is important for those measures to be part of plans and strategies of public health. Aim of this work is analysis of mortality and morbidity data from Health Statistical Annuals of Primorje-gorski kotar County in period from 2009 to 2014 due to high occurrence and problematic of cardiovascular diseases in Primorje-gorski kotar County and to indicate the effect of previously implemented preventive measures to reduce mortality. The method in use will be descriptive method. Based on mortality data, cardiovascular diseases were the primary cause of death in Primorje-gorski kotar County with 44,78% rate in total mortality. In year 2014 cardiovascular diseases are still primary cause of death with 34,75% rate. In analysed period in Primorje-gorski kotar County highest rate related to ischemic heart diseases and cardiomyopathy. In male population, in ten leading causes of death, between four and six diagnosis belongs to cardiovascular diseases. In year 2012 and 2013 leading cause of death was heart attack, in 2011 ischemic heart disease while in 2009, 2010 and 2014 those were new-formations. Cardiovascular diseases were highly represented in City of Rijeka and Gorski kotar with lower rate in littoral region and islands. County mortality rate is within European average and has tendency of decrease during analysed period while national rate is higher than the Primorje-gorski kotar County rate. Cardiovascular diseases in the Primorje-gorski kotar County are second highest cause of illness (after respiratory system diseases). Hypertension diseases are prevalent cause of illness in senior age population.