Table 2

Incidence rate of subtypes of stroke

Cerebral infarctionIntracerebral haemorrhageUnspecified stroke
AgeNumber of casesIncidence rate*95% CI†Number of casesIncidence rate*95% CI†Number of casesIncidence rate*95% CI†
*Rate per 1000 person years. †CI, confidence intervals.
55–64171.51.0 to 2.520.20.0 to 0.730.30.1 to 0.8
65–74724.03.2 to 5.1100.60.3 to 1.0261.41.0 to 2.1
75–841119.07.5 to 10.9221.81.2 to 2.7524.23.2 to 5.6
85+336.94.9 to 9.851.10.4 to 2.57916.613.3 to 20.7
All2335.14.5 to 5.8390.80.6 to 1.21603.53.0 to 4.1