The following text has been taken from the 'Data Definition and User Guide' for this year (see the
Dataset Documentation Catalogue).
Target number
A3
Target
To reduce the death rate for stroke in people under 65 by at least 40%
by the year 2000 (from 12.5 per 100,000 population in 1990 to no
more than 7.5 per 100,000).
Indicator title
Mortality rates from stroke in persons under 65
Definition
The directly age-standardised...
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