Publications
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18 December 2012
- The standardised hospital discharge rate for stroke decreased by 5.7% for men over the last ten years, from 267.2 per 100,000 in 2002/03 to 251.8 in 2011/12. For women, it decreased by 4.2% from 194.2 per 100,000 in 2002/03 to 185.9 per 100,000 in 2011/12.
- The standardised hospital discharge rate for cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in men decreased by 6.0% between 2002/03 and 2011/12 (from 395.2 to 371.6). For women, the decrease was 1.7% (from 297.8 to 292.6) over the same period.
- In the past decade, the incidence rate (the number of new cases) of CVD, decreased by 21.7% (from 199.3 cases per 100,000 population in 2002/03 to 156.0 cases per 100,000 population in 2011/12). Age-standardised mortality rates for CVD have fallen steadily over the last 10 years, from 81.9 per 100,000 population in 2002 to 47.7 in 2011, an overall reduction of 41.8% and a fall of 5.7% from the previous year.
- The overall costs of prescriptions dispensed for cardiovascular related drugs fell to £157.8 million in 2011/12, a reduction of 5.8% on the previous year. This is the lowest cost for cardiovascular drugs observed for any year over the last decade to 2011/12. Costs may reduce as medicines become available in generic form once drug patents expire.
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29 November 2011
- Age-standardised mortality rates for CVD (for those under 75) fell from 17.2 per 100,000 population in 2009 to 15.3 per 100,000 population in 2010, a decrease of almost 11%. They have fallen by 59% over the period 1995-2010, meeting the Scottish Government target of a 50% reduction in premature stroke mortality over the period 1995-2010.
- The overall costs of prescriptions dispensed for cardiovascular related drugs fell sharply in 2010/11 to £167 million, a reduction of 11.4% on the previous year. This is the lowest gross ingredient cost for cardiovascular drugs observed for any year over the last decade 2001/02 to 2010/11. The annual costs reached a peak of £232 million in 2003/04. Costs often reduce as medicines become available in generic form once drug patents expire.
- Over the decade 2001/02 - 2010/11 the numbers of prescriptions dispensed for cardiovascular related drugs continued to rise although there has been a slight reduction (0.2%) over the last year to 24,633,819 items prescribed and dispensed in the community in 2010/11.
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22 February 2011
- Age-standardised mortality rates for CVD ( cerebrovascular disease ),for those under 75, fell from 19.6 per 100,000 population in 2008 to 17.2 per 100,000 population in 2009, a decrease of 12.4%. They have fallen by 54.4% over the period 1995-2009, meeting the Scottish Government target of a 50% reduction in premature stroke mortality over the period 1995-2010.
- Between 2000/01 and 2009/10 the incidence rate for CVD (total number of people diagnosed with CVD per 100,000 population, standardised by age and sex) decreased by 21.3% (from 209.8 cases per 100,000 population in 2000/01 to 165.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2009/10)
- The number of prescriptions for cardiovascular disease (both coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease) increased by 61% in the last decade (from 15 million in 2000/01 to 25 million in 2009/10). The associated costs over the same period rose by a fifth, from £150 million to £187 million, and reached a peak of £230 million in 2004/05 before reducing to £187 million in 2009/1
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To be published soon
Most ISD official statistics publications are released on the last Tuesday of the month
To be published: July 2013
Scottish Stroke Care Audit 2013 National Report more
To be published: November 2013
Stroke statistics update more
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Rescheduled Publications
Healthy Life Expectancy in Scotland: Update of trends to 2011
Original publication date: 18 December 2012
Rescheduled to: 27 August 2013
Contact: Alison Burlison, 0131 275 6216more
Dental Statistics - Fees and Treatments
Original publication date: 28 May 2013
Rescheduled to: 25 June 2013
Contact: Stephen Goold, 0131 275 6316more
