Introduction: The term cerebrovascular disease (CVD) includes all disorders in which an area of the 
brain is temporarily or permanently affected by ischemia or hemorrhage, with one or more of the 
cerebral blood vessels affected by disease. Aim of the work: The main aims of the current study 
are: (1) To determine the point prevalence of cerebrovascular stroke in the rural community of Minia 
governorate. (2) To determine the correlation between cerebrovascular stroke and various risk factors 
(e.g.: hypertension, diabetes, smoking, alcohol consumption, previous stroke, cardiac disease, and 
positive family history, etc.). Patients and Methods: Research design and settings: This was a 
community based door- to- door descriptive cross sectional study conducted on the inhabitants of 
Elborgaya village: one of Minia governorate villages. Results: I -Demographic data The overall 
population involved in this study was 10,169 persons; all were inhabitant of Elborgaya rural region of 
Minia governorate. Discussion: The main aims of the current study were: 1-to determine the point 
prevalence of cerebrovascular stroke in the rural community of Minia governorate. 2- To determine 
the correlation between cerebrovascular stroke and various risk factors (e.g.: hypertension, diabetes, 
smoking, alcohol consumption, previous stroke, cardiac disease, and positive family history of stroke, 
etc.). Recommendations: 1- There is a need for high-quality epidemiological studies with large 
samples of populations in Egypt to monitor stroke prevalence and incidence and to allow meaningful 
comparisons globally. 2- Public health education and prevention efforts in Egypt will be enhanced 
with well-designed population-based studies.