Cerebrovascular Disease or Stroke
Data are for the U.S.
Morbidity
- Number of adults who ever had a stroke: 6.5 million
- Percent of adults who ever had a stroke: 2.7%
Mortality
- Number of deaths: 133,103
- Deaths per 100,000 population: 41.7
- Cause of death rank: 5
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2014, tables 9, 10 [PDF – 4.4 MB]
More data
- Death rates for cerebrovascular diseases by sex, race, Hispanic origin, and age Health, United States, 2016, table 23 [PDF – 9.8 MB]
- Years of potential life lost before age 75 for selected causes of death, by sex, race, and Hispanic origin Health, United States, 2016, table 18 [PDF – 9.8 MB]
- Differences in Stroke Mortality Among Adults Aged 45 and Over: United States, 2010–2013
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