Petrasovits A, Nair C
Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Health Rep. 1994;6(1):39-44.
In Canada in 1991, about 15,000 persons died from cerebrovascular disease, a figure that represented 7% of all deaths. Currently, cerebrovascular disease accounts for over 67,000 hospital discharges and 3.2 million days of hospitalizations per year. This paper examines the declining trends in stroke mortality from 1951 to 1991, by age and sex. Comparisons of mortality rates by income quintiles and cohort effects are discussed. By comparison with other countries, Canada has one of the lowest rates of death from cerebro-vascular disease. With an aging population, the burden of stroke measured in terms of death, disability and health care costs, remains a major challenge for preventive and health care policy.
1991年在加拿大，约15000人死于脑血管疾病，这一数字占总死亡人数的7%。目前，脑血管疾病每年导致超过67000例出院病例以及320万住院日。本文按年龄和性别研究了1951年至1991年中风死亡率的下降趋势。还讨论了按收入五分位数划分的死亡率比较以及队列效应。与其他国家相比，加拿大是脑血管疾病死亡率最低的国家之一。随着人口老龄化，从中风导致的死亡、残疾和医疗保健费用方面衡量，中风负担仍然是预防和医疗保健政策面临的一项重大挑战。
