The territorial population register showed changes in disease and death rates for all stroke cases in the group of 25-74 years old both in men and women. The morbidity in men did not significantly exceed that in Russia. In the period of 5 years, the morbidity in women decreased by 28%. The stable trend towards the decrease in deaths from stroke in men and women was observed. During the observational period it decreased two-fold.

The decrease in stroke mortality among men and women (both in Irkutsk and Russia in whole) is a logical consequence of a complex approach to the problem as well as opening of specialized vascular centers and secondary prevention of stroke.