Between 2020 and 2022, around 7.7 percent of individuals aged 65 years and older reported that they had a stroke, compared to just 0.9 percent of those aged 18 to 44 years. This statistic displays the percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke between 2020 and 2022, by age.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who were told by a doctor they had a stroke between 2020 and 2022, by age
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.
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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 between 2020 and 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787305/stroke-among-us-adults-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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