Table 1

Age-standardised incidence rate of stroke in 2019 and percentage changes from 1990 and by sex and stroke subcategories in China

Age-standardised incidence rate per 100 000 (95% UI)Percentage change, 1990–2009
MaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleTotal
Stroke209.8
(185.8, 239.4)
194.5
(169.7, 225.2)
200.8
(177.0, 230.8)
–8.0%
(–14.3,–1.7)
–10.1%
(–16.3,–3.5)
–9.3%
(–15.5, –3.3)
IS141.1
(118.9, 168.6)
149.4
(124.7, 179.8)
144.8
(121.6, 173.2)
39.5%
(33.5, 46.2)
31.4%
(24.7, 37.7)
34.7%
(29.4, 40.4)
ICH57.7
(48.6, 67.7)
33.1
(27.6, 39.5)
44.6
(37.5, 52.7)
–46.9%
(–50.4, –43.5)
–60.2%
(–63.2, –57.2)
–53.1%
(–56.4, –49.8)
SAH11.0
(9.4, 12.8)
12.0
(10.2, 14.2)
11.5
(9.8, 13.6)
–39.8%
(–45.3, –35.7)
–38.7%
(–43.8, –34.4)
–39.3%
(–44.0, –35.2)
  • ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage; IS, ischaemic stroke; SAH, subarachnoid haemorrhage; UI, uncertainty interval.