In Zurich, there were 2,305 deaths from cerebrovascular disease (diseases associated with the blood vessels supplying the brain) over the study period (2000 - 2008). This figure consists of 841 male deaths and 1,464 female deaths and is based on data from the Statistik Stadt Zürich (Zurich Statistics Office). The spatial distribution of mortality due to cerebrovascular disease in Zurich 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.