The Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality of Stroke in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the US: A Literature Review

Table 2

Studies reporting prevalence of stroke (any type).

Country	Study	Time of data collection	Setting	Sample size	Prevalence in percent (95% CI where reported)
					Male	Female	Total
France	No studies identified
Germany	No studies identified
Italy	D’Allessandro et al. 2009 [18]	2004	Inhabitants of the Valley of Aosta region aged ≥15 years	6930 (3223 men; 3707 women)	1.33 (0.9–1.79)	1.59 (1.24–2.05)	1.47 (1.21–1.78)
Spain	No studies identified
		2006-2007	Data from registered GP patients in England, Scotland, and Wales	61 660 614	NR	NR	1.7
		2006	Data from the Joint Health Surveys Unit Health Survey for England (individuals aged 16 years and over)	NR	2	2	NR
	BHF 2009 [16]	2003	Data from the Scottish Health Survey (individuals aged 16 years and over)	NR	2	2	NR
UK		2005-2006	Data from the Welsh Health Survey (individuals aged 16 years and over)	NR	3	2	NR
		2005-2006	Data from the Northern Ireland Health and Social Wellbeing Survey (individuals aged 16 years and over)	NR	2	1	NR
	BHF 2009 [16], Hippisley-Cox et al. 2004 [17]	2003	Data from GP practices across the UK (data from patients of all ages)	NR	0.7	0.7	NR
US	CDC 2007 [19]	2005	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System telephone survey conducted across the US Participants asked “has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?”	356 112 (136 201 men; 219 911 women)	2.7 (2.5–2.8)	2.5 (2.4–2.7)	2.6 (2.5–2.7)
	CDC 2008 [20]	2008	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System telephone survey conducted across the US Participants asked “ever told you had a stroke?”	NR	NR	NR	2.6

BHF: British Heart Foundation, CDC: Centers for Disease Control, CI: confidence interval, NR: not reported, UK: United Kingdom, US: United States. Sources: [16–20].