Cerebrovascular Disease or Stroke

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Data are for the U.S.

Morbidity
  • Number of adults who ever had a stroke: 7.8 million
  • Percent of adults who ever had a stroke: 3.1%

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Physician office visits
  • Number of visits to physician offices with stroke as the primary diagnosis: 2.2 million

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Emergency department visits
  • Number of visits to emergency departments with stroke as the primary diagnosis: 686,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 11 [PDF – 1 MB]

Mortality
  • Number of deaths: 162,639
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 48.6
  • Cause of death rank: 4

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