Table 6-1.
Stroke
| Population Group | Prevalence, 2008 Age ≥20 y |
New and Recurrent Attacks All Ages |
Mortality, 2007 All Ages* |
Hospital Discharges, 2007 All Ages |
Cost, 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | 7 000 000 (3.0%) | 795 000 | 135 952 | 829 000 | $40.9 billion |
| Males | 2 800 000 (2.7%) | 370 000 (46.5%)† | 54 111 (39.8%)† | 371 000 | |
| Females | 4 200 000 (3.3%) | 425 000 (53.5%)† | 81 841 (60.2%)† | 458 000 | |
| NH white males | 2.4% | 325 000‡ | 44 714 | ||
| NH white females | 3.3% | 365 000‡ | 69 981 | ||
| NH black males | 4.5% | 45 000‡ | 7549 | ||
| NH black females | 4.4% | 60 000‡ | 9536 | ||
| Mexican-American males | 2.0% | ||||
| Mexican-American females | 2.7% | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino, age ≥18 y | 2.0%§ | ||||
| Asian or Pacific Islander, age ≥18 y | 1.3%§ | 3586 | |||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native, age ≥18 y | … | 586 |
NH indicates non-Hispanic.
Ellipses (…) indicate data not available.
Mortality data are for whites and blacks and include Hispanics.
These percentages represent the portion of total stroke incidence or mortality that applies to males vs females.
Estimates include Hispanics and non-Hispanics. Estimates for whites include other nonblack races.
NHIS (2009), NCHS; data are weighted percentages for Americans ≥18 years of age.3
Sources: Prevalence: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005 to 2008, National Center for Health Statistics and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Percentages for racial/ethnic groups are age-adjusted for Americans ≥20 years of age. Age-specific percentages are extrapolated to the 2008 US population. Incidence: Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Study/National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke data for 1999 provided on August 1, 2007. US estimates compiled by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. See also Kissela et al.142 Data include children. Mortality: National Center for Health Statistics. These data represent underlying cause of death only. Mortality data for white and black males and females include Hispanics. Hospital discharges: National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Center for Health Statistics. Data include those inpatients discharged alive, dead, or status unknown. Cost: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Data include estimated direct and indirect costs for 2007.