Table 1

Epidemiology of stroke and related risk factors and their data sources

IndicatorsData sourcesSurvey year
Death rate of cerebrovascular diseaseNational Mortality Surveillance2018
Prevalence and incidence rate of strokeNational Epidemiological Survey of Stroke2013
Comorbidities in patients with ischaemic strokeNational Epidemiological Survey of Stroke
China National Stroke Registry - I
China National Stroke Registry - II
China National Stroke Registry - III
2013
2007–2008
2012–2013
2015–2018
Tobacco use for adults (≥15 years of age)China Global Adult Tobacco Survey2018
Food and nutrition for adults (≥18 years of age)Chinese Nutrition and Health Surveillance2002
2010–2012
Overweight and obesity for adults (≥18 years of age)Chinese Nutrition and Health Surveillance2002
2010–2012
Hypertension and its awareness, treatment and control for adults (≥18 years of age)Chinese Nutrition and Health Surveillance2002
2010–2012
Hypertension and its awareness, treatment and control (35–75 years of age)China Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (PEACE) Million Persons Project2014–2017
Diabetes for adults (≥18 years of age)China Chronic Disease and Risk Factors Surveillance2013
Blood lipid and its screening, awareness and treatment for adults (≥18 years of age)Chinese Nutrition and Health Surveillance
Chinese Nutrition and Health Surveillance
Chinese Adults Nutrition and Chronic Diseases Surveillance
2002
2010–2012
2015
Atrial fibrillation for adults (≥40 years of age)China National Stroke Screening and Prevention Project2014–2015