Skip to main content

Table 2 Age standardized stroke event rates per 100 000 person-years, subjects aged 35–64 years, CVDNOR 1994–2009

From: Ethnic inequalities in acute myocardial infarction and stroke rates in Norway 1994–2009: a nationwide cohort study (CVDNOR)

 

Men, n = 1 288 313

Women, n = 1 348 744

Country or region of birth

N

Strokes

SER (95 % CI)

N

Strokes

SER (95 % CI)

Norway

1 194 414

25528

194 (191–196)

1 160 158

15112

116 (115–118)

Western Europe

56 603

715

180 (166–193)

45 521

394

102 (92–112)

 Denmark

10 581

186

206 (176–236)

9 474

103

109 (87–130)

 Finland

3 248

74

340 (262–418)

3 889

49

155 (112–199)

 Sweden

12 417

169

199 (169–229)

11 285

93

100 (80–120)

 The Netherlands

2 938

27

159 (98–219)

2 221

12

72 (31–113)

 Great Britain

9 955

107

145 (117–172)

5 511

48

95 (68–122)

 Germany

8 339

81

161 (126–196)

6 552

45

88 (62–114)

Eastern Europe

23 031

86

157 (123–192)

14 550

76

110 (84–136)

 Poland

15 698

36

145 (90–200)

5 599

43

148 (101–196)

 Russia

1 429

6

177 (22–331)

4 188

15

77 (33–120)

 Hungary

832

30

215 (131–299)

571

5

87 (9–165)

Former Yugoslavia

9 805

158

270 (227–313)

8 763

71

127 (96–157)

 Bosnia-Hercegovina

4 437

78

231 (179–283)

4 470

52

151 (109–192)

 Kosovo

2 790

24

275 (153–398)

2 130

11

188 (59–316)

Middle East

15 710

133

192 (154–230)

9 445

51

127 (88–165)

 Turkey

3 651

42

211 (143–279)

2 377

13

76 (29–123)

 Iraq

5 323

49

248 (163–332)

2 759

20

273 (141–404)

 Iran

4 882

32

148 (87–209)

3 245

14

103 (47–159)

North Africa

4 078

26

125 (74–176)

1 803

4

32 (0–66)

 Morocco

2 260

10

76 (26–126)

1 198

3

33 (0–74)

Sub-Saharan Africa

10 497

111

251 (197–304)

7 052

23

83 (44–122)

 Somalia

3 583

49

464 (306–622)

2 490

7

84 (9–159)

South Asia

13 063

214

242 (208–276)

10 238

117

199 (161–238)

 Sri Lanka

3 623

33

208 (116–299)

2 834

14

114 (45–182)

 India

2 447

39

201 (137–265)

1 911

13

120 (52–188)

 Pakistan

6 115

135

264 (219–309)

4 967

86

250 (194–306)

Southeast Asia

6 280

74

176 (134–218)

14 304

124

179 (144–214)

 Philippines

1 227

16

180 (90–269)

4 642

43

171 (111–230)

 Vietnam

4 303

48

167 (117–218)

4 161

46

183 (128–237)

East Asia

2 775

31

250 (162–339)

3 460

16

76 (38–115)

 China

1 763

21

227 (130–324)

1 987

6

55 (9–100)

Central Asia

1 347

6

125 (18–232)

1 195

8

259 (75–442)

North America

5 812

39

122 (83–161)

5 867

40

110 (75–144)

 USA

5 025

36

128 (85–170)

5 012

37

119 (80–158)

Central America

710

6

139 (27–250)

1 032

9

182 (53–310)

South America

3 870

42

182 (124–239)

4 342

34

115 (74–157)

 Chile

2 472

34

206 (132–280)

1 999

15

104 (50–159)

Oceania/Pacific

749

2

60 (0–144)

583

2

55 (0–132)

  1. SER standardized event rate, CI confidence interval