Table 1.

Summary of most recent trend in cerebrovascular disease and stroke sub-type mortality, by number and percentage of countries

	Cerebrovascular disease		Ischaemic stroke		Haemorrhagic stroke		Subarachnoid haemorrhage
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Males
Significant decreasea	33	65	19	37	22	43	18	35
Final segment less steeply decreasing than previous segmentb	7	14	3	6	3	6	3	6
No significant change	8	16	13	26	15	29	17	33
Final segment increasingc	3	6	8	16	3	6	5	10
No data	0	0	8	16	8	16	8	16
Females
Significant decreasea	33	65	16	31	20	39	18	35
Final segment less steeply decreasing than previous segmentb	6	12	4	8	8	16	2	4
No significant change	10	20	14	28	14	28	15	29
Final segment increasingc	2	4	9	18	1	2	8	16
No data	0	0	8	16	8	16	8	16

^aFinal segment significantly decreasing and more negative than previous segment or for trends with no joinpoints a significant decrease overall.

^bFinal segment significantly decreasing but less negative than previous segment.

^cFinal segment significantly increasing or no joinpoints or for trends with no joinpoints a significant increase overall.