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Overview

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • Stroke could soon be the most common cause of death worldwide.[1]
    • Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the Western world, after heart disease and cancer, and causes 10% of deaths worldwide.[2]
  • The incidence of stroke increases exponentially from 30 years of age, and etiology varies by age.[3]

Age

  • 95% of strokes occur in people age 45 and older; two-thirds of strokes occur in those over the age of 65.[4]
  • A person's risk of dying if he or she does have a stroke also increases with age.
    • However, stroke can occur at any age, including in fetuses.
  • Stroke is the second leading killer of people under 20 yrs age who suffer from sickle-cell anemia.

Gender

  • Men are 1.25 times more likely to suffer cerebral vascular accidents than women.
    • However, 60% of deaths from stroke occur in women: Since women usually live longer, they are usually older when they suffer from strokes and are more often killed).[4]
  • Some risk factors for stroke apply only to women
    • Primary among these are pregnancy, childbirth, menopause and the treatment thereof (HRT).

References

  1. Murray CJ, Lopez AD (1997). "Mortality by cause for eight regions of the world: Global Burden of Disease Study". Lancet. 349 (9061): 1269–76. PMID 9142060.
  2. The World health report 2004. Annex Table 2: Deaths by cause, sex and mortality stratum in WHO regions, estimates for 2002 (PDF). Geneva: World Health Organization. 2004.
  3. Ellekjær, H (1997). "Epidemiology of Stroke in Innherred, Norway, 1994 to 1996 : Incidence and 30-Day Case-Fatality Rate". Stroke. 28: 2180–2184. PMID 9368561. Retrieved 2008-01-22. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (1999). "Stroke: Hope Through Research". National Institutes of Health.

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