From 2020 to 2022, 4.3 percent of Black or African Americans reported having a stroke. During this time, American Indians or Alaska Natives had the highest stroke rate, with 5.3 percent reporting a stroke. This statistic displays the percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity
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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.
* Persons identified as Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) might be of any race but are categorized as Hispanic. All racial groups are non-Hispanic.
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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 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787363/stroke-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity." Chart. March 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787363/stroke-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC, MMWR. (2024). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787363/stroke-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Were Told by a Doctor They Had a Stroke from 2020 to 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787363/stroke-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787363/stroke-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke from 2020 to 2022, by ethnicity [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, March 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787363/stroke-among-us-adults-by-ethnicity/