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Diseases » Stroke » Deaths

Deaths from Stroke

Deaths from Stroke: 167,366 deaths in 1999 (CDC); 7.0% of deaths in 1999.

Cause of death rank: 3rd top leading cause of death in 1999 and 2000 (CDC)

Death rate extrapolations for USA for Stroke: 167,366 per year, 13,947 per month, 3,218 per week, 458 per day, 19 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. Note: this automatic extrapolation calculation uses the deaths statistic: 167,366 deaths in 1999 (CDC); 7.0% of deaths in 1999.

Mortality rate: About 20% of stroke patients die in hospital.

Average life years lost from Stroke: 3.5 average YPLL/person for stroke in Michigan¹.

Death statistics for Stroke: The following are statistics from various sources about deaths and Stroke:

163,538 people died annually from strokes in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
57.4 people per 100,000 population died annually from strokes in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
Stroke was ranked the third leading cause of death in the US 2001 (Deaths: Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
3rd leading cause of death in women in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
61% of deaths from stroke each year are in women in the US (The National Women’s Health Information Center, CDC)
160,431 deaths per year in the USA 1996 (US Government Statistics)
27 deaths per 100,000 population in the USA 1996 (US Government Statistics)
Ranked 3rd highest cause of death in the USA 1996 (US Government Statistics)
Caused 11,982 deaths in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
Caused 7,170 female deaths in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
60.1 deaths per 100,000 women in Australia 2001 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Mortality Database, 2003)
65.3 deaths per 100,000 men in Australia 2001 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Mortality Database, 2003)
9.4% of all deaths in Australia in 1988 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2002)
Stroke causes more deaths in women than men worldwide, 11% vs 8.4% (World Heart Federation Fact-Sheet, 2002)
Diabetes was the associated cause of death in 8% of stroke deaths in Australia, 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Stroke was an underlying cause in 1.8% of female deaths from respiratory disease in Australia 1997-2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Stroke was an underlying cause in 3.4% of male deaths from respiratory disease in Australia 1997-2002 (AIHW National Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
12,533 people died from stroke in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
9% of all deaths was due to strokes in Australia 2002 (Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
Death statistics for cerebrovascular diseases including stroke by age in the USA:
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 7.0% of deaths for any age in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 0.9% of deaths for age 10-14 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 0.5% of deaths for age 15-19 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 0.7% of deaths for age 20-24 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 1.4% of deaths for age 25-34 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 2.9% of deaths for age 35-44 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 3.6% of deaths for age 45-54 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 4.0% of deaths for age 55-64 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 8.3% of deaths for age 65 and over years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 5.3% of deaths for age 65-74 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 8.2% of deaths for age 75-84 years in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]
- cerebrovascular diseases including stroke caused 10.4% of deaths for age 85 and over in USA 1999 [NVSR 2001]