Stroke Incidence, Case Fatality, and Mortality in the WHO MONICA Project

Background and Purpose This report compares stroke incidence, case fatality, and mortality rates during the first years of the WHO MONICA Project in 16 European and 2 Asian populations. Methods In the stroke component of the WHO MONICA Project, stroke registers were established with uniform and standardized rules for case ascertainment and validation of events. Results A total of 13 597 stroke events were registered from 1985 through 1987 in a...