Silver Book Fact
The mean age at death from stroke was 79.6 in 2002.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disparities in Deaths from Stroke Among Persons Aged <75 Years: United States, 2002. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2002; 54: 477-81. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5419a2.htm