The CDC’s statistical brief on hospitalizations resulting from stroke in 1989 to 2009 include these other key findings:
• The rate of hospitalization for stroke (cerebrovascular disease) per 10,000 population increased from 32.4 in 1989 to 34.9 in 1999 and then decreased to 31.8 in 2009.
• About 800,000 hospitalizations for stroke occurred in 1989 and almost 1 million in 1999 and 2009. More than two-thirds of these hospitalizations were for patients aged 65 and over.
• The stroke hospitalization rate from 1999 to 2009 decreased 20 percent for those aged 65 to 74 and 85 and over, and 24 percent for those aged 75 to 84.
• The rate of hospitalization for older stroke patients increased with advancing age in 1989, 1999 and 2009.
• The average length of stay for stroke patients was similar in 1999 (5.4 days) and 2009 (5.3 days). These stays were significantly shorter than the 10.2-day average stay in 1989.
• A smaller proportion of stroke patients died in the hospital in 2009 (5 percent) than in 1989 (9 percent).
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