The New Zealand Health Survey shows that one in three Pacific deaths from heart disease happen between the ages of 35 and 65.
For Pakeha only one in 12 deaths occur in that age group.
The New Zealand Heart Foundation's Pacific health manager, Mafi Funaki-Tahifote, said Pasifika deaths at young ages were affecting families.
"They're at a critical time when they are still with young children and families, needing dad or mum to actually take them through life," she said.
