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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Stroke could soon be the most common cause of death worldwide.[1] Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the Western world, after heart disease and cancer, and causes 10% of deaths worldwide.[2] The incidence of stroke increases exponentially from 30 years of age, and etiology varies by age.[3]
Age
95% of strokes occur in people age 45 and older, and two-thirds of strokes occur in those over the age of 65.[4] A person's risk of dying if he or she does have a stroke also increases with age. However, stroke can occur at any age, including in fetuses. Stroke is the second leading killer of people under 20 yrs age who suffer from sickle-cell anemia.
Gender
Men are 1.25 times more likely to suffer cerebral vascular accidents than women. Yet 60% of deaths from stroke occur in women. Since women live longer, they are older on average when they have their strokes and thus more often killed (NIMH 2002).[4] Some risk factors for stroke apply only to women. Primary among these are pregnancy, childbirth, menopause and the treatment thereof (HRT).
References
- ↑ Murray CJ, Lopez AD (1997). "Mortality by cause for eight regions of the world: Global Burden of Disease Study". Lancet. 349 (9061): 1269–76. PMID 9142060.
- ↑ The World health report 2004. Annex Table 2: Deaths by cause, sex and mortality stratum in WHO regions, estimates for 2002 (PDF). Geneva: World Health Organization. 2004.
- ↑ Ellekjær, H (1997). "Epidemiology of Stroke in Innherred, Norway, 1994 to 1996 : Incidence and 30-Day Case-Fatality Rate". Stroke. 28: 2180–2184. PMID 9368561. Retrieved 2008-01-22. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (1999). "Stroke: Hope Through Research". National Institutes of Health.