Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
(Data are for the U.S.)
Morbidity
- Number of noninstitutionalized adults who ever had a stroke: 5.4 million
- Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who ever had a stroke: 2.4%
Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007, Tables 1, 2
Health care use
Ambulatory care
- Number of ambulatory visits with stroke as primary diagnosis: 4 million
Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006, Table 5
Hospital inpatient care
- Number of discharges with stroke as first-listed diagnosis: 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, Current Home Health Care Patients, 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 B
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, 2007, Appendix III, Tables V
- Death rates for cerebrovascular diseases by age, race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 1950-2005 Health, United States, 2008, Table 36
- Cerebrovascular disease deaths and death rates by State: 2005 Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Table 29
- Health Data Interactive
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