Table 3

Annual percentage change (APC) and 95% CIs for age standardised stroke mortality rates between 1985 and 2010 for Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland by age and gender from joinpoint regression

Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland
OverallMalesFemalesOverallMalesFemales
YearsAPCYearsAPCYearsAPCYearsAPCYearsAPCYearsAPC
25–541985–2010−2.5 (−3.0 to −2.0)1985–2010−2.1 (−2.9 to −1.2)1985–2010−2.9 (−3.9 to −1.9)1985–2010−3.6 (−3.7 to −3.6)1985–2010−3.5 (−4.8 to −2.2)1985–2010−3.8 (−4.7 to −2.9)
55–641985–2000−4.3 (−5.3 to −3.3)1985–1998−4.5 (−5.7 to −3.3)1985–2010−5.5 (−6.2 to −4.7)1985–2010−5.0 (−5.0 to −5.0)1985–2010−5.1 (−6.0 to −4.3)1985–2010−4.9 (−5.8 to −4.0)
2000–2005−10.5 (−17.9 to −2.9)1998–2010−7.3 (−8.6 to −6.0)
2005–2010−2.5 (−7.9 to 3.2)
65–741985–2000−4.3 (−5.0 to −3.6)1985–2000−4 (−4.8 to −3.1)1985–2000−4.7 (−5.5 to −3.9)1985–2010−5.3 (−5.3 to −5.3)1985–2010−5.3 (−5.9 to −4.6)1985–2010−5.4 (−5.8 to −4.9)
2000–2005−11.4 (−16.1 to −6.4)2000–2005−11.2 (−16.7 to −5.5)2000–2005−11.9 (−17.3 to −6.1)
2005–2010−1.7 (−5.4 to 2.2)2005–2010−3 (−7.2 to 1.5)2005–20100 (−4.4 to 4.5)
75–841985–2001−3.3 (−3.7 to −2.8)1985–2001−3 (−3.6 to −2.4)1985–2004−3.5 (−3.9 to −3.0)1985–2002−2.9 (−2.9 to −2.9)1985–2001−2.7 (−3.3 to −2.0)1985–1999−2.6 (−3.5 to −1.7)
2001–2005−9.4 (−14.4 to −4.1)2001–2006−8.7 (−13.3 to −3.9)2004–2005−9.7 (−14.8 to −4.3)2002–2010−6.4 (−6.4 to −6.4)2001–2010−5.6 (−7.0 to −4.1)1999–2010−5.9 (−7.1 to −4.7)
2005–2010−2.6 (−5.0 to −0.1)2006–2010−1.2 (−6.2 to 4.0)2005–2010−2.3 (−4.8 to 0.3)
25–841985–1998−6.5 (−11.5 to −1.2)1985–2001−3.5 (−4.0 to −3.0)1985–1987−9.7 (−19.3 to 1.1)1985–1999−3.5 (−4.2 to −2.9)1985–1999−3.4 (−4.2 to −2.7)1985–2010−4.5 (−4.8 to −4.1)
1998–2000−3.2 (−3.9 to −2.5)2001–2006−9.1 (13.0 to −5.0)1987–2000−3.4 (−4.0 to −2.7)1999–2010−5.5 (−6.4 to −4.6)1999–2010−5.5 (−6.5 to −4.4)
2000–2005−9.3 (−12.4 to −6.1)2006–2010−2 (−6.2 to 2.4)2000–2005−9.8 (−13.0 to −6.5)
2005–2010−2.6 (−4.9 to −0.1)2005–2010−1.4 (−3.9 to 1.1)