[An epidemiological study of stroke in four areas in Shandong Province]

An epidemiological study of prevalence rate, morbidity rate and mortality was carried out in Jinan. Dongying. Huimin and Zaozhuang among a gross, urban and rural population of 173,630, It was found upon analysis that the prevalence rate of complete stroke was 254.56/100,000 the morbidity rate was 95.03/100,000 and the mortality rate was 59,100,000 Among the four areas, Jinan had the highest prevalence rate and mortality rate of stroke, while they were significantly lower in Zaozhuang as the population there was basically rural.