Table 2

Trends in age standardised (world population) death certification rates for cerebrovascular disease in Europe and other selected areas of the world, 1965–98*

MenWomen
Country1965–91975–91985–91995–8*% Change 1995–8 v 1965–91965–91975–91985–91995–8*% Change 1995–8 v 1965–9
*Most recent period available is 1995–8, unless otherwise mentioned in parentheses.
Europe
    Armenia (1995–7)89.687.484.884.2
    Austria113.4103.081.051.5−54.691.080.662.140.5−55.5
    Belarus110.2136.788.795.6
    Belgium (1995)93.681.050.639.7−45.974.765.041.331.1−44.7
    Bulgaria132.8158.0160.6154.416.3137.8142.1127.2112.7−18.2
    Croatia124.0128.594.594.7
    Czech Republic146.592.3110.169.5
    Denmark (1995–6)70.654.446.345.5−35.661.542.537.334.6−43.7
    Estonia149.0129.6118.794.3
    Finland (1995–6)127.186.569.355.1−56.6115.167.454.943.0−62.6
    France (1995–7)94.676.748.831.3−66.964.152.133.321.2−66.9
    Germany117.383.463.148.7−58.596.265.648.836.9−61.6
    Greece76.482.279.065.9−13.781.184.280.464.3−20.7
    Hungary120.7126.3133.6118.7−1.7104.098.995.278.7−24.3
    Iceland (1995–6)76.251.040.641.7−45.365.641.137.034.8−47.0
    Ireland (1995–6)95.191.261.246.5−51.196.485.755.040.6−57.9
    Italy (1995–7)105.689.170.446.3−56.280.267.553.236.4−54.6
    Latvia163.0166.6133.4122.6
    Lithuania82.781.569.768.5
    Luxembourg (1995–7)84.691.597.853.5−36.864.770.372.539.9−38.3
    Malta131.3116.671.848.2120.5109.260.741.8
    Netherlands (1995–7)71.259.044.938.6−45.865.748.735.631.6−51.9
    Norway (1995–7)91.069.855.145.2−50.380.459.835.534.7−56.8
    Poland (1995–6)33.351.954.258.375.130.443.441.742.941.1
    Portugal164.6198.7150.6117.7−28.5130.3144.4111.688.7−31.9
    Romania103.0111.4124.5167.662.7105.2105.5111.9130.424.0
    Russian Federation180.9203.5139.0150.5
    Slovakia (1995–7)72.051.1
    Slovenia96.474.368.050.1
    Spain (1995–7)99.599.564.843.7−56.186.383.153.434.0−60.6
    Sweden (1995–6)63.954.745.539.5−38.259.746.736.530.9−48.2
    Switzerland (1995–6)79.863.740.728.7−64.067.749.130.924.7−63.5
    Ukraine138.6152.9110.1112.7
    UK102.381.861.244.0−57.087.971.453.938.7−56.0
European Union (1995–7)102.586.963.246.0−55.183.168.749.636.0−56.7
Americas
    Argentina (1995–6)87.680.974.862.1−29.167.961.854.040.7−40.1
    Canada (1995–7)66.553.733.427.8−58.259.344.529.424.3−59.0
    Chile (1990–2)93.178.570.566.1−29.086.469.055.149.4−42.8
    Costa Rica (1995)57.247.651.038.8−32.254.345.243.335.3−35.0
    Cuba (1995–6)91.156.756.151.5−43.589.557.952.650.4−43.7
    Mexico (1995)41.338.340.438.9−5.845.039.837.936.3−19.3
    USA (1995–7)77.754.133.629.3−62.366.846.230.927.5−58.8
Africa, Asia, Australia, and Oceania
    Hong Kong (1995–6)100.683.155.940.1−60.167.061.343.532.0−52.2
    Israel (1995–6)75.546.543.879.945.035.7
    Japan (1995–7)228.2153.175.060.5−73.5150.2104.452.838.4−74.4
    Mauritius105.1160.5138.0137.130.471.985.691.188.422.9
    Singapore92.1106.672.355.4−39.874.195.766.748.6−34.4
    Australia (1995–7)102.081.250.135.7−65.094.974.344.631.0−67.3
    New Zealand87.778.053.337.0−57.888.875.949.435.7−59.8