The number of deaths in any hospital and out of hospital that occurred within 30 days of admission for acute non-elective (urgent) care with a principal diagnosis of ischaemic stroke.

Number of deaths in any hospital and out of hospital that occurred within 30 days of the admission date of the denominator cases.

The last admission in the specified year for each patient admitted to hospital for acute non elective (urgent) care with a principal diagnosis (PDx) of ischaemic stroke from 1 January to 31 December in the specified year. [Ischaemic stroke diagnostic codes upon separation: ICD-9 433, 434, and 436 or ICDx000210 I63-I64.]

Standardised (or adjusted) by age and sex. Acute care indicators use specific disease populations collected in 2013 from OECD countries to standardise 30-day mortality rates.

By sex, age group (5-years) and country.

Data requested from OECD countries

OECD Data Explorer Website and Health at a glance publications

www.oecd.org/en/topics/health-care-quality-and-outcomes.html

www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-sub-issues/measuring-health-care-quality/definitions-of-health-care-quality-outcomes.pdf