Stroke - Statistics of Stroke

More about stroke/brain attack:

Consider the following statistics regarding strokes:

• Stroke is the third largest cause of death, ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer.

• Almost every 40 seconds in the United States, a person experiences a stroke.

• Over 4 million US adults live today with the effects of a stroke.

• The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, estimates strokes cost the US $68.9 billion in 2009.

• Women account for about 6 in 10 stroke deaths.

• Black males have almost twice the risk of a first-ever stroke compared with white males.

• Hispanics have an increased risk of stroke compared with non-Hispanic whites.

• Each year about 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke in the US.

• Stroke accounts for about 1 out of every 17 deaths in the US.