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. 2016 May 17;16:185. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1409-3

Table 5.

Annual risk of acute myocardial infarction and stroke, background mortality and case fatality rates

No previous history of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or stroke
CVD risk
Acute myocardial infarction Stroke
 Age Low Moderate High Very high Low Moderate High Very high
 40-49 0.0020 0.0130 0.0160 0.0230 0.0020 0.0050 0.0060 0.0100
 50-59 0.0040 0.0190 0.0230 0.0310 0.0020 0.0050 0.0070 0.0110
 60-69 0.0060 0.0290 0.0310 0.0400 0.0040 0.0070 0.0100 0.0150
 70-79 0.0060 0.0360 0.0380 0.0440 0.0060 0.0110 0.0150 0.0220
 80-89 0.0070 0.0390 0.0430 0.0520 0.0110 0.0170 0.0220 0.0330
 90-99 0.0080 0.0440 0.0480 0.0570 0.0190 0.0190 0.0360 0.0460
CVD risk with diabetes
 40-49 0.0050 0.0140 0.0140 0.0290 0.0030 0.0060 0.0080 0.0130
 50-59 0.0080 0.0210 0.0210 0.0380 0.0040 0.0070 0.0100 0.0150
 60-69 0.0120 0.0270 0.0290 0.0440 0.0060 0.0100 0.0130 0.0200
 70-79 0.0130 0.0290 0.0310 0.0460 0.0110 0.0150 0.0200 0.0290
 80-89 0.0140 0.0350 0.0370 0.0570 0.0190 0.0220 0.0290 0.0420
 90-99 0.0160 0.0390 0.0430 0.0620 0.0320 0.0290 0.0350 0.0630
With previous history of AMI or stroke
CVD risk
Acute myocardial infarction Stroke
 Age Low Moderate High Very high Low Moderate High Very high
 40-49 0.0021 0.0143 0.0184 0.0276 0.0023 0.0059 0.0072 0.0133
 50-59 0.0042 0.0209 0.0265 0.0372 0.0023 0.0059 0.0084 0.0146
 60-69 0.0063 0.0319 0.0357 0.0480 0.0045 0.0082 0.0120 0.0200
 70-79 0.0063 0.0396 0.0437 0.0528 0.0068 0.0129 0.0180 0.0293
 80-89 0.0074 0.0429 0.0495 0.0624 0.0124 0.0199 0.0264 0.0439
 90-99 0.0084 0.0484 0.0552 0.0684 0.0215 0.0222 0.0432 0.0612
CVD risk with diabetes
 40-49 0.0053 0.0154 0.0161 0.0348 0.0034 0.0070 0.0096 0.0173
 50-59 0.0084 0.0231 0.0242 0.0456 0.0045 0.0082 0.0120 0.0200
 60-69 0.0126 0.0297 0.0334 0.0528 0.0068 0.0117 0.0156 0.0266
 70-79 0.0137 0.0319 0.0357 0.0552 0.0124 0.0176 0.0240 0.0386
 80-89 0.0147 0.0385 0.0426 0.0684 0.0215 0.0257 0.0348 0.0559
 90-99 0.0168 0.0429 0.0495 0.0744 0.0362 0.0339 0.0420 0.0838
Case Fatality rate
Acute myocardial infarction Stroke Background mortality
 Age Males Females Males Females Age
 40-49 0.3040 0.4070 0.3470 0.3520 40-49 0.0112
 50-59 0.3110 0.4120 0.2480 0.1980 50-59 0.0120
 60-69 0.3360 0.4300 0.2830 0.2520 60-69 0.0225
 70-79 0.3670 0.4510 0.4200 0.4120 70-79 0.0467
 80-89 0.4090 0.4840 0.6420 0.6650 80-89 0.1006
 90-99 0.4510 0.5170 0.7920 0.8150 90-99 0.1458