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Stroke/Cerebrovascular Disease (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Morbidity Number of noninstitutionalized adults who ever had a stroke: 5.6 million Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who ever had a stroke: 2.6 Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Table 1 and 2 Health care use Hospital inpatient care Number of discharges: 889,000 Average length of stay: 4.9 days Source: 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey, Tables 2, 4 Home health care Number of current patients with stroke as primary diagnosis: 99,400 Percent of current patients with stroke as primary diagnosis: 7.3 Source: 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, Table 12 Mortality Number of deaths: 143,579 Deaths per 100,000 population: 48.4 Cause of death rank: 3 Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Table C More data Percent of adults who ever had a stroke by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2006, Table 2 Death rates for cerebrovascular diseases by age, race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 1950-2004 Health, United States, 2007, Table 37 Cerebrovascular disease deaths and death rates by State: 2005 Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Table 29 Related links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health Interview Survey National Home and Hospice Care Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Hospital Discharge Survey National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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