The following text has been taken from the 'Data Definition and User Guide' for this year (see the
Dataset Documentation Catalogue).
Target number
A4
Target
To reduce the death rate for stroke in people aged 65-74 by at least
40% by the year 2000 (from 265 per 100,000 population in 1990 to no
more than 159 per 100,000).
Indicator title
Mortality rates from stroke in persons aged 65-74
Definition
The directly age-standardi...
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