In Bratislava, there were 1,962 deaths from cerebrovascular disease (diseases associated with the blood vessels supplying the brain) over the study period (2000 - 2008). This figure consists of 876 male deaths and 1,086 female deaths and is based on data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. The spatial distribution of mortality due to cerebrovascular disease in Bratislava 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.