Stroke Statistics

I've just been doing some research, and there are some pretty sobering statistics about stroke out there!

Did you know?

• WHO estimates that there are 15 million strokes worldwide each year
• Approximately 22% of men and 25% of women who have a stroke die within a year
• Approximately 28% of strokes occur in people under 65
• Approximately one in 16 deaths in the US are due to stroke
• Stroke is the 3rd most common cause of death in the Western world (behind heart disease and cancer)
• 31% of stroke survivors require assistance in daily living
• 20% of stroke survivors require assistance in mobility
• 71% of stroke survivors who worked at the time of their stroke cannot work seven years after their stroke.

This is a very sobering analysis.