Trends in Fatal and Nonfatal Strokes Among Persons Aged 35 to ≥85 Years During 1991–2002 in Finland by Pia Pajunen, Rauni Pääkkönen, Helena Hämäläinen, Ilmo Keskimäki, Tiina Laatikainen, Marja Niemi, Hannu Rintanen, and Veikko Salomaa Stroke Volume 36(2):244-248 February 1, 2005 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.

Figure 1. Age-standardized incidence of first-ever stroke per 100 000 (ICD-10 codes I60–I64) during 1991–2002 in Finland in persons aged 35 to 74 years. Figure 1. Age-standardized incidence of first-ever stroke per 100 000 (ICD-10 codes I60–I64) during 1991–2002 in Finland in persons aged 35 to 74 years. Rates are 3-year moving averages. The annual average change in the incidence rate was −2.2% (95% CI, −2.4% to −1.9%) among men and −2.5% (−2.8% to −2.2%) among women. Pia Pajunen et al. Stroke. 2005;36:244-248 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.

Figure 2. The 28-day case fatality of first-ever stroke (ICD-10 codes I60–I64) during 1991–2001 in Finland in persons aged 35 to 74 years. Figure 2. The 28-day case fatality of first-ever stroke (ICD-10 codes I60–I64) during 1991–2001 in Finland in persons aged 35 to 74 years. The annual average change was −3.2% (95% CI, −3.9% to −2.5%) among men and −3.0% (−3.8% to −2.2%) among women. Pia Pajunen et al. Stroke. 2005;36:244-248 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.

Figure 3. The 28- to 365-day case fatality of first-ever stroke (ICD-10 codes I60–I64) during 1991–2001 in Finland in persons aged 35 to 74 years. Figure 3. The 28- to 365-day case fatality of first-ever stroke (ICD-10 codes I60–I64) during 1991–2001 in Finland in persons aged 35 to 74 years. The annual average change was −2.9% (95% CI, −4.1% to −1.7%) among men and −4.3% (−5.8% to −2.9%) among women. Pia Pajunen et al. Stroke. 2005;36:244-248 Copyright © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved.