Cerebrovascular disease in the UK - statistics & facts
Cerebrovascular diseases refer to when the brain, or a part of the brain, experiences a restriction in flow of blood. The ways in which that can happen are a vessel narrowing, a clot forming, a complete blockage, or the rupture of a blood vessel. The most common cerebrovascular disorder is a stroke, although other cardiovascular conditions include aneurysms and subarachnoid hemorrhages. In 2018, cerebrovascular diseases accounted for 15.4 thousand deaths in the UK, making it the fifth leading cause of death that year.
