Stroke / Cerebrovascular Disease

Stroke / Cerebrovascular Disease is indexed under Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular. Also known as CVA, cerebrovascular accident, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke.

US prevalence

~7.6 million stroke survivors; ~795,000 new/recurrent strokes/year Source: AHA Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2024. This figure comes from a professional society, registry, or study rather than a federal source. Label: REPORTED.

ICD-10-CM codes

I63, I61, I60, I67.9, G45

Typical onset

Risk doubles each decade after 55; increasing in younger adults

Course

managed

Body systems

neurological, cardiovascular

Sex differences

Higher lifetime risk in women (longer lifespan); higher age-adjusted rate in men

Racial and ethnic differences

Black Americans have ~2x stroke incidence vs white Americans

What this page does not establish

These figures describe populations, not individuals, and none of them is a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation. Prevalence estimates are approximate and reflect published ranges. Disparity figures are reported patterns, not causes.

Taxonomy last reviewed 2026-05-19. Each figure on the interactive page carries its own source and retrieval date, which can be later than this review.

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