AHS Index
May 2023 | Stroke Awareness Month
The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.
Percent of deaths in Alameda County that are attributable to stroke: 6
Stroke death rate per 100,000 among white Americans who are 35 years old and older: 69.1
Among Black Americans, age 35 and older: 101.6
Death rate per 100,000 due to stroke in Alameda County neighborhoods where more than 30% of residents live in poverty: 67
Death rate per 100,000 due to stroke in Alameda County neighborhoods where less than 10% of residents live in poverty: 33
Percent of Black American women over the age of 20 who have high blood pressure, the leading risk factor of stroke: 58
Percent of the wider American population who have high blood pressure: 45
Percent of stroke patients who report experiencing mini-stroke symptoms up to a week before they had a major stroke: 43
Annual increase in stroke death rates among Latino Americans between 2013 to 2015: 6%