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Stroke/Cerebrovascular Disease (Data are for U.S. for year in parentheses) Morbidity Number of noninstitutionalized adults who ever had a stroke: 4.8 million (2002) Percent of noninstitutionalized adults who ever had a stroke: 2.4 (2002) Source: Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002 Health care use Hospital inpatient care Number of discharges: 942,000 (2002) Average length of stay: 5.3 days (2002) Source: 2002 National Hospital Discharge Survey Home health care Number of current patients with stroke as primary diagnosis: 99,400 (2000) Percent of current patients with stroke as primary diagnosis: 7.3 (2000) Source: National Home and Hospice Care Survey Mortality Number of deaths: 162,672 (2002) Deaths per 100,000 population: 56.4 (2002) Cause of death rank: 3 (2002) Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2002 Percent of hospital inpatient deaths from stroke/cerebrovascular disease: 7.2 (2001) Source: National Hospital Discharge Survey, 2001 Annual Summary with Detailed Diagnosis and Procedure Data More data Frequencies and percents of adults who ever had a stroke by age, sex, and race/ethnicity Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults, 2002, tables 1, 2 Death rates for cerebrovascular diseases by age, race, and sex, 1950-2000 Health, United States, 2003, table 37 Cerebrovascular disease deaths and death rates by State: 2002 Deaths: Final Data for 2002, table 29 Related links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health Interview Survey National Home and Hospice Care Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Hospital Discharge Survey National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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