Table 2.
Mean age of incident stroke in 1990, 2005, and 2010 by country income level
| High-income countries |
Low-income and middle-income countries |
Globally |
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| 1990 | 2005 | 2010 | p | 1990 | 2005 | 2010 | p | 1990 | 2005 | 2010 | p | |
| Incidence | 73·9 (0·12) | 74·2 (0·13) | 74·5 (0·13) | <0·001 | 68·8 (0·20) | 69·2 (0·17) | 69·4 (0·17) | 0·009 | 71·0 (0·12) | 70·9 (0·13) | 71·0 (0·13) | 0·485 |
| Prevalence | 72·6 (0·13) | 73·0 (0·13) | 73·4 (0·14) | <0·001 | 67·3 (0·17) | 67·8 (0·16) | 68·0 (0·16) | 0·001 | 69·9 (0·11) | 69·8 (0·11) | 69·8 (0·11) | 0·369 |
| Mortality | 77·9 (0·15) | 78·8 (0·19) | 80·4 (0·21) | <0·001 | 69·8 (0·21) | 71·3 (0·21 | 72·1 (0·24) | <0·001 | 72·9 (0·21) | 737 (0·24) | 74·5 (0·28) | <0·001 |
Data in parentheses are SDs.