Between 2011 and 2022, the share of adults in the U.S. who reported having a stroke saw a slight increase. The highest share was reported between 2017 and 2019, with three percent. This statistic displays the percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2011 to 2022.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2011 to 2022
Sample size ranged from 1,419,351 during 2011–2013 to 1,220,972 during 2020–2022
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
age-standardized
Supplementary notes
All data were self-reported. Participants who responded “yes” to “Has a doctor or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?” were defined as having had a stroke.
In separate questions, respondents were asked if they had ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that they had: hypertension (or high blood pressure), coronary heart disease, angina (or angina pectoris), heart attack (or myocardial infarction), any other heart condition or disease not already mentioned, or a stroke.
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CDC, & MMWR. (March 23, 2024). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2011 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480170/stroke-among-us-adults/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2011 to 2022." Chart. March 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480170/stroke-among-us-adults/
CDC, MMWR. (2024). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2011 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480170/stroke-among-us-adults/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Were Told by a Doctor They Had a Stroke from 2011 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480170/stroke-among-us-adults/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2011 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480170/stroke-among-us-adults/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2011 to 2022 [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, March 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1480170/stroke-among-us-adults/
