Stroke Deaths and Associated Racial Disparities Rising in the U.S.

Source: Science Daily - Top SocietyOver the last two decades, ischemic stroke mortality rates in the U.S. have grown, with almost 3 in 10 deaths occurring at home, and increases have been particularly high among racial minorities and rural residents. These growing disparities were among the findings of a new study published April 9, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS. The study analyzed 237,617 ischemic stroke deaths recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.