- At least 600,000 people
suffer a stroke each year.1
- Stroke is the third leading
cause of death (160,000 deaths annually). 1
- From 1987 to 1997 the
death rate following a stroke fell 13.9 percent. However because the
number of strokes occuring each year has increased, the actual number
of stroke deaths rose 6.6 percent.1
- The risk of having a
stroke and of dying from one increases with age; yet a significant
number of strokes occur in people under the age of 65.1
- About 4,400,000 stroke
survivors are alive today--just over half being women.1
- The annual cost of stroke-related
care is estimated at over $51 billion. 2
- Many patients greatly
fear living with some of the disabilities that are commonly produced
by strokes.3
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