Counties with the highest rates of strokes in Delaware

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- Age-adjusted rate of all strokes among adults, estimates for 2021: 2.8% (range between 2.5% and 3.2%)
- Death rate for ischemic strokes, 2018-20: 16.1 per 100K people
- Death rate for hemorrhagic strokes, 2018-20: 8.4 per 100K people
#3. Sussex County
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- Age-adjusted rate of all strokes among adults, estimates for 2021: 2.8% (range between 2.5% and 3.2%)
- Death rate for ischemic strokes, 2018-20: 20.4 per 100K people
- Death rate for hemorrhagic strokes, 2018-20: 10.3 per 100K people
#2. New Castle County
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- Age-adjusted rate of all strokes among adults, estimates for 2021: 3.2% (range between 2.9% and 3.6%)
- Death rate for ischemic strokes, 2018-20: 19.0 per 100K people
- Death rate for hemorrhagic strokes, 2018-20: 10.1 per 100K people

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.

#1. Kent County
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