Stroke: data introduction

Table 1 shows the dimensions and geographies for which stroke data are available. Detailed data on stroke can be found on the stroke area of the PHS website.

Table 1: Data availability for Scotland

  Data presented?
(Y=yes; N=no)
Data dimensions/geographies Incidence Mortality
By gender Y Y
By age group Y Y
By deprivation group Y Y
By NHS board area Y Y
By local authority area N Y
Time trend Y Y
National target no target no target
Comparison with UK/GB N Y
International comparison N Y

Please note: If you require the most up-to-date data available, please check the data sources directly as new data may have been published since these data pages were last updated. Although we endeavour to ensure that the data pages are kept up-to-date, there may be a time lag between new data being published and the relevant ScotPHO web pages being updated.