Research and analysis

First stroke estimates in England: 2007 to 2016

These reports use general practice data to estimate the incidence of first-ever strokes in England.

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Details

These estimates of the incidence of first-ever strokes in England between 2007 and 2016 used data from the Health Improvement Network鈥檚 general practice database to make the calculations.

The briefing document reports on:

  • the estimated total number of first strokes in England in 2016
  • trends in incidence
  • differences in stroke incidence by age, gender, ethnicity and deprivation.

The technical document explains how the estimates were created.

This work supports and was released to coincide with the launch of the .

Updates to this page

Published 1 February 2018

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