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HEART LIBRARY- Statistics of Stroke

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 65.5 billion in 2008.

  • Women account for about 6 in 10 stroke deaths.

  • Each year about 780,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke in the US.

  • Stroke accounts for about 1 out of every 16 deaths in the US.