Questions have risen on if Betty White had a stroke and if that was what she died of? As of the time of her death on December 31, 2021, reports indicated that she died of natural causes.
However, new details unveiled by TMZ show that Betty White had a stroke. According to TMZ, Betty White had stroke 6 days before her death.
A cerebrovascular accident was listed as the cause of her death according to her death certificate obtained by TMZ which is a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, resulting in brain tissue damage.
So yes, to answer your question, Betty White had a stroke. That was six days before she died peacefully in her sleep.