Stroke, Symptoms, Stroke Treatment and Rehabilitation

Stroke Facts

Every year, more than 700,000 Americans have a stroke, and almost one third of them are under 65.
Strokes are the leading cause of adult disability.
Strokes are the third leading cause of death behind diseases of the heart and cancer.
Strokes account for one of every 15 deaths.
On average, someone suffers a new or recurrent stroke every 45 seconds.
Strokes kill approximately 275,000 people a year.
A person dies of a stroke every 3.1 minutes.
Those who are at higher risk are African Americans and Hispanics.

Sources: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2005 Update, published by the American Heart Association.

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