Table 2

Prevalence of self-reported stroke by age group, sex, and site; crude and standardised prevalence among those aged 65 and over, and standardised morbidity ratio

Percentage 65–69 years (95% CI)Percentage 70–74 years (95% CI)Percentage 75–79 years (95% CI)Percentage 80+ years(95% CI)Crude prevalence percentage (95% CI)Standardised* prevalence percentage (95% CI)Standarized morbidity ratio percentage (95% CI)
Cuba (n=2934; mv=9)
 Female4.5 (2.7 to 6.4)6.6 (4.4 to 8.8)6.6 (4.2 to 9.0)9.0 (6.5 to 11.5)7.6 (6.6 to 8.5)7.3 (6.0 to 8.6)84 (73 to 95)
 Male5.9 (3.1 to 8.7)9.2 (5.9 to 12.6)7.9 (4.4 to 11.5)14.2 (9.6 to 18.7)
Dominican Republic (n=2002; mv=6)
 Female4.4 (2.2 to 6.5)8.7 (5.6 to 11.8)5.3 (2.6 to 8.0)10.7 (7.7 to 13.8)8.4 (7.2 to 9.6)8.0 (6.7 to 9.4)93 (80 to 108)
 Male7.0 (3.3 to 10.7)13.8 (8.9 to 18.7)7.6 (3.0 to 12.1)11.9 (6.9 to 16.9)
Peru (urban) (n=1368; mv=8)
 Female3.8 (1.5 to 6.1)8.2 (4.5 to 11.9)4.2 (1.3 to 7.1)5.2 (2.2 to 8.2)6.8 (5.4 to 8.2)6.5 (4.1 to 9.0)75 (61 to 92)
 Male7.2 (2.3 to 12.1)8.4 (3.6 to 13.2)8.6 (3.2 to 14.1)12.9 (7.3 to 18.6)
Peru (rural) (n=549; mv=2)
 Female2.0 (0.0 to 4.8)2.4 (0.0 to 5.8)0.03.4 (0.0 to 8.1)2.7 (1.4 to 4.1)3.3 (1.9 to 4.8)31 (18 to 51)
 Male2.6 (0.0 to 6.1)6.9 (1.2 to 13.6)4.2 (0.0 to 10.0)1.4 (0.0 to 4.2)
Venezuela (n=1905; mv=45)
 Female4.1 (2.4 to 5.9)7.3 (4.3 to 10.3)7.1 (3.6 to 10.6)8.0 (4.2 to 11.8)6.2 (5.1 to 7.3)7.9 (6.2 to 9.5)76 (63 to 91)
 Male4.5 (2.2 to 6.8)7.9 (3.9 to 12.0)7.4 (2.7 to 12.1)9.1 (3.0 to 15.2)
Mexico (urban) (n=1003; mv=0)
 Female3.8 (1.0 to 6.6)8.1 (4.3 to 11.8)4.0 (0.5 to 7.4)5.6 (1.8 to 9.4)6.7 (5.1 to 8.2)6.5 (4.9 to 8.1)76 (60 to 97)
 Male5.0 (0.0 to 10.7)6.8 (2.2 to 11.4)8.9 (2.4 to 15.3)15.0 (7.1 to 22.9)
Mexico (rural) (n=999; mv=0)
 Female6.6 (3.1 to 10.1)9.4 (4.7 to 14.1)6.7 (2.4 to 11.0)3.3 (0.1 to 6.5)6.5 (5.0 to 8.0)6.8 (4.7 to 9.0)73 (57 to 93)
 Male2.0 (0.0 to 4.7)7.8 (2.5 to 13.1)9.2 (3.0 to 15.4)6.6 (1.8 to 11.4)
China (urban) (n=1160; mv=0)
 Female4.4 (1.6 to 7.2)8.9 (5.0 to 12.9)7.3 (2.9 to 11.7)7.6 (2.7 to 12.4)9.3 (7.6 to 11.0)9.1 (7.3 to 10.9)106 (88 to 128)
 Male7.1 (2.3 to 12.0)9.9 (5.3 to 14.6)11.11 (5.3 to 16.9)22.9 (14.9 to 30.9)
China (rural) (n=1002; mv=0)
 Female1.0 (0.0 to 2.5)1.8 (0.0 to 3.9)0.8 (0.0 to 2.4)0.01.6 (0.8 to 2.4)1.2 (0.5 to 2.0)19 (12 to 31)
 Male2.6 (0.3 to 4.9)1.5 (0.0 to 3.6)2.6 (0.0 to 6.2)2.2 (0.0 to 6.5)
India (urban) (n=1004; mv=1)
 Female0.4 (0.0 to 1.2)1.1 (0.0 to 2.5)4.0 (0.0 to 8.5)1.5 (0.0 to 4.5)1.9 (1.0 to 2.7)2.1 (0.8 to 3.5)24 (15 to 38)
 Male3.5 (0.7 to 6.2)1.6 (0.0 to 3.8)3.0 (0.0 to 7.2)1.9 (0.0 to 5.8)
India (rural) (n=999; mv=0)
 Female2.6 (0.3 to 4.9)0.5 (0.0 to 1.5)0.01.5 (0.0 to 4.4)1.1 (0.4 to 1.7)0.6 (0.2 to 1.1)13 (7 to 24)
 Male1.4 (0.0 to 3.4)0.01.1 (0.0 to 3.4)1.4 (0.0 to 4.1)
  • * Standardised for age, sex and education.

  • Indirect standardised for age and sex using the USA population as a reference.

  • mv, missing values.