[Stroke incidence and mortality in the North Easten region of Azerbaijan Republic].

The research objective consisted in studying 10-year (1999-2008) dynamics of incidence and mortality rate of stroke in the northeast region of Azerbaijan. All cases of stroke in the region have been retrospectively studied. The 10-year chronological average level of incidence of stroke was 1.2±0.05‰, the mortality rate from a stroke was 0.4±0.03‰. Among all strokes, 67.5±0.6% was ischemic stroke, 18.3±0.5% was hemorrhagic stroke and 5.3±0.3% subarachnoid hemorrhage. It was not possible to specify the type of stroke in 9.0±0.4% of cases. A trend towards lower incidence of a stroke in the region in 1999-2008 was noted. Survival after the stroke has averaged 2.08 years and didn't change significantly in 1999-2008. On average, 1/3 patients with stroke die within a year. The indicator of annual mortality in 1999-2008 showed no statistically significant changes, with interval 31.5±1.7-37.2±2.2%.