Direct medical costs of stroke were approximately $18.8 billion, with almost half of this amount being for hospitalizations in 2008, according to the latest statistics from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC's statistical brief on hospitalizations resulting from stroke in 1989 to 2009 include these other key findings:
• The rate of hospitalization for stroke (cerebrovascular disease) per 10,000 population increased from 32.4 in 1989 to 34.9 in 1999 and then decreased to 31.8 in 2009.
• About 800,000 hospitalizations for stroke occurred in 1989 and almost 1 million in 1999 and 2009. More than two-thirds of these hospitalizations were for patients aged 65 and over.
• The stroke hospitalization rate from 1999 to 2009 decreased 20 percent for those aged 65 to 74 and 85 and over, and 24 percent for those aged 75 to 84.
• The rate of hospitalization for older stroke patients increased with advancing age in 1989, 1999 and 2009.
• The average length of stay for stroke patients was similar in 1999 (5.4 days) and 2009 (5.3 days). These stays were significantly shorter than the 10.2-day average stay in 1989.
• A smaller proportion of stroke patients died in the hospital in 2009 (5 percent) than in 1989 (9 percent).
The CDC's statistical brief on hospitalizations resulting from stroke in 1989 to 2009 include these other key findings:
• The rate of hospitalization for stroke (cerebrovascular disease) per 10,000 population increased from 32.4 in 1989 to 34.9 in 1999 and then decreased to 31.8 in 2009.
• About 800,000 hospitalizations for stroke occurred in 1989 and almost 1 million in 1999 and 2009. More than two-thirds of these hospitalizations were for patients aged 65 and over.
• The stroke hospitalization rate from 1999 to 2009 decreased 20 percent for those aged 65 to 74 and 85 and over, and 24 percent for those aged 75 to 84.
• The rate of hospitalization for older stroke patients increased with advancing age in 1989, 1999 and 2009.
• The average length of stay for stroke patients was similar in 1999 (5.4 days) and 2009 (5.3 days). These stays were significantly shorter than the 10.2-day average stay in 1989.
• A smaller proportion of stroke patients died in the hospital in 2009 (5 percent) than in 1989 (9 percent).
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