In Stockholm, there were 11,091 deaths from cerebrovascular disease (diseases associated with the blood vessels supplying the brain) over the study period (2000 - 2007). This figure consists of 4,499 male deaths and 6,592 female deaths and is based on register data from Statistics Sweden linked to death records from the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare. The spatial distribution of mortality due to cerebrovascular disease in Stockholm is demonstrated in the maps below, shown separately for men and women. For further information about how these maps were created, please visit the methodological section of the Atlas.