Cerebrovascular Disease or Stroke

• Number of adults who ever had a stroke: 7.8 million
• Percent of adults who ever had a stroke: 3.1%

Source: Summary Health Statistics Tables for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2018, Tables A-1b, A-1c [PDF – 137 KB]

• Number of visits to physician offices with stroke as the primary diagnosis: 2.2 million

Source: National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2016 National Summary Tables, table 15

• Number of visits to emergency departments with stroke as the primary diagnosis: 686,000

Source: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2022 National Summary Tables, table 11 [PDF – 1 MB]

• Number of deaths: 162,639
• Deaths per 100,000 population: 48.6
• Cause of death rank: 4

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2023) via CDC WONDER

• National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• Mortality Statistics
• National Health Interview Survey
• National Home and Hospice Care Survey
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Stroke
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• American Stroke Association