
Risk of stroke continues to fall and gap with rUK narrows
Not in the Scotsman, above: The British Heart Foundation also publish comparisons of stroke mortality rates within the UK(figure 9). The mortality rates in Scotland were higher than England, Wales and NorthernIreland for most of the last 50+ years. However, the absolute gap in mortality rates narrowedover this time. Hospital activity data relating to cerebrovascular disease in England, Wales and NorthernIreland are available separately. Please note that these figures are sometimes not directlycomparable with published data from Scotland due to differences in recording and definitions. https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/media/17341/2023-01-24-stroke-report.pdf Continue reading Risk of stroke continues to fall and gap with rUK narrows