Snapshot of this Community and this Health Issue
Stroke*
- Stroke kills about 140,000 Americans each year or approximately 1 in 20 deaths.
- Stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the US, the risk varies with race.
- Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the US
- 1 in 3 US adults have at least one of the conditions or habits that are leading causes of stroke:
- High Blood pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Diabetes
* CDC, NCHS. Underlying cause of death 1999–2014 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2015. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999–2014, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.
Lexington, Kentucky
Population Demographics
Characteristics |
Estimates from the United States Census Bureau 2016** |
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Population estimates |
321,959 |
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Age and Sex |
Male 49.1% Female 50.9% Under 5 years 6.3% 5 to 19 years 18.4% 20 to 54 years 52.3% 55 to over 85 years 23.1% |
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Race |
White 75.8% Black or African American 14.5% Hispanic of Latino 6.8% Asian 3.5% American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3% |
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Education |
High School Graduate or higher 89.9% Bachelor’s degree or higher 41.4% |
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Health |
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years 10.9% Population with disability under age 65 years 8.3% |
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Income |
Population in Labor force 67.8% Unemployment rate 6.4% People with income below the poverty level 18.9% |
** U.S. Census Bureau, 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Stroke in Kentucky
- In 2016 the CDC reported that in the state of Kentucky, stroke ranks as number 14th of leading causes of death.
- The University of Kentucky prepared a report in 2017 of stroke incidence in Kentucky from 2015 statistics. The report stated the following statistics of stroke patients:
- 60% were older than 65
- 51% were women
- 75% had high blood pressure
- 36% had high cholesterol
- 34% had diabetes
- 23% were smokers