Statistics of Stroke

More about stroke or brain attack

The American Stroke Association (ASA), a division of the American Heart Association, reports the following  statistics regarding strokes:

• Stroke is the fourth largest cause of death, ranking behind diseases of the heart, all forms of cancer, and lower respiratory disease.

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

• Over four million U.S. adults live today with the effects of a stroke.

• ASA estimates strokes cost the U.S. $73.7 billion in 2010.

• Women account for about six 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 U.S.

• Stroke accounts for about one out of every 18 deaths in the U.S.