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To evaluate long-term trends in stroke incidence, mortality rates, and case-fatality rates in Finnish adults.

September 1, 1996Stroke

Declining Incidence and Mortality Rates of Stroke in Finland From 1972 to 1991

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To evaluate long-term trends in stroke incidence, mortality rates, and case-fatality rates in Finnish adults.
Analyzed data from three population-based stroke registers tracking first-ever strokes in individuals aged ≥ 15 years in Finland: Espoo-Kauniainen in 1972–1973 (EK 72-73), Espoo-Kauniainen in 1978–1980 (EK 78-80), and four districts via the Finnish Heart Association register in 1989–1991 (FHA 89-91).
Compared age-adjusted incidence rates, 1-year mortality rates, and 28-day (1-month) case-fatality rates across the three time cohorts.
Age-adjusted stroke incidence rates were 240.9, 174.4, and 191.6 per cohort, showing an overall 20% decline from 1972 to 1991 that stabilized in the late 1980s.
One-year mortality rates fell from 121.9 to 77.0 and reached 65.3, representing a 46% total reduction between 1972 and 1991.
One-month case-fatality rates decreased continuously over time from 34.8% in EK 72-73 to 29.4% in EK 78-80 and 23.3% in FHA 89-91.

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Population-based registry study reveals a 46% decline in stroke mortality in Finnish adults, indicating that improved short-term survival drives long-term reductions in fatal outcomes.

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Numminen et al. (1996) studied this question.

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Population-based registry study reveals a 46% decline in stroke mortality in Finnish adults, indicating that improved short-term survival drives long-term reductions in fatal outcomes.

Declining Incidence and Mortality Rates of Stroke in Finland From 1972 to 1991

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