Table 2.
In-hospital first-time stroke Mortality rate (per 100,000 populations) and concomitant 95% Confidence Intervals (95% CI) by age groups and gender.
| Age Group | Males | Females | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths/Pop. | Mortality Rate per 100,000 (95%CI) | Deaths/Pop. | Mortality Rate per 100,000 (95%CI) | Deaths/Pop. | Mortality Rate per 100,000 (95%CI) | |
| <40 | 10/813,170 | 1.230 (1.20–1.260) * | 4/719,814 | 0.560 (0.550–0.561) * | 14/1,532,984 | 0.910 (0.890–0.930) |
| 40–49 | 3/192,850 | 1.555 (1.500–1.610) * | 4/120,629 | 3.310 (3.220–3.420) * | 7/313,479 | 2.230 (2.180–2.290) |
| 50–59 | 11/101,192 | 10.870 (10.680–11.060) * | 5/65,405 | 7.644 (7.440–7.850) * | 16/166,597 | 9.604 (9.460–9.750) |
| 60–69 | 8/44,736 | 17.882 (17.530–18.240) | 7/39,806 | 17.585 (17.210–17.960) | 15/84,542 | 17.742 (17.490–18.000) |
| 70–79 | 14/19,603 | 71.417 (70.78–72.05) * | 4/23,280 | 17.18 (16.70–17.67) * | 18/42,883 | 41.97 (38.0–53.0) |
| 80+ | 25/12,909 | 193.66(186.9–200.6) | 26/13,589 | 191.33 (184.7–198.0) | 51/26,498 | 192.46 (187.7–197.3) |
| Total | 71/1,184,460 | 38.491 (38.270–38.710) * | 50/982,523 | 5.10 (5.050–5.130) * | 121/2,166,983 | 5.584 (5.550–5.610) |
Pop. = Population in Aseer region by age in mid-2016 (demographic survey 2016, The Saudi General Authority for Statistics). * Significant differences in mortality rate by gender based on 95% CI (if the two confidence intervals do not overlap).