Cerebrovascular diseases in Australia
Cerebrovascular diseases in Australia are a major health issue. Cerebrovascular disease is a significant challenge to Australia due to it being a prominent cause of death in Australians and the difficulties it poses for carers and the health system in addition to individuals with cerebrovascular disease. Stroke is the deadliest cerebrovascular disease in Australia accounting for 84.24% of all deaths caused by cerebrovascular diseases. The death rate of cerebrovascular diseases is decreasing, with cerebrovascular disease in 2008-2018 falling from the third to fourth leading cause of death for men and second to third leading cause of death for women during this time period. In 2015, stroke was the tenth leading cause of burden of disease, accounting for 2.7% of the overall burden. This cause
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