This statistic displays the percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke as of 2018, by region. In that year, 3.4 percent of those in the South reported that they had a stroke, compared to 2.4 percent of those living in the Northeast.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke as of 2018, by region
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. (November 5, 2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke as of 2018, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787381/stroke-among-us-adults-by-region/
CDC. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke as of 2018, by region." Chart. November 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787381/stroke-among-us-adults-by-region/
CDC. (2019). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke as of 2018, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787381/stroke-among-us-adults-by-region/
CDC. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Were Told by a Doctor They Had a Stroke as of 2018, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787381/stroke-among-us-adults-by-region/
CDC, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke as of 2018, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787381/stroke-among-us-adults-by-region/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke as of 2018, by region [Graph], CDC, November 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787381/stroke-among-us-adults-by-region/
