Trends of Mortality and Years of Life Lost Due to Stroke Among Older Adults in China and Its Provinces, 2005-2020.
Stroke-related years of life lost among older Chinese adults fell substantially from 2005-2020.
Trends of Mortality and Years of Life Lost Due to Stroke Among Older Adults in China and Its Provinces, 2005-2020.
To evaluate trends in stroke-related mortality and years of life lost (years of life lost) among older adults in China during 2005-2020.
Leveraging data from National Mortality Surveillance System, we quantified counts and age-standardized rates for mortality and years of life lost attributable to stroke and its subtypes among adults aged 65 years and older in China and its provinces from 2005 to 2020.
Specifically, ASMRs decreased by 48.08% for intracerebral hemorrhage (intracerebral hemorrhage) and 7.57% for subarachnoid hemorrhage (subarachnoid hemorrhage), whereas that for ischemic stroke (ischemic stroke) increased by 1.24%.
In 2020, ASMRs for ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage were 610.52, 357.86, and 32.32 per 100,000, respectively, with ischemic stroke exhibiting the highest rate.
Notably, ischemic stroke mortality increased among men aged 75-79 years (1.95%), men aged 80+ years (17.79%), and women aged 80+ years (5.02%).
Increased ischemic stroke mortality among men aged 75+ years and women aged 80+ years warrants particular attention.