Statistics

2012 American Stroke Association Statistics

• Each Year 795,000 Americans have a new or recurrent stroke Of those: 610,000 are first time strokes and 185,000 are recurrent strokes
• 7 million people 20 years and older have had a stroke
• Every 40 seconds someone in America has a stroke
• On average, every 4 minutes, someone dies from a stroke accounting for 1 out of every 18 deaths in 2008
• Stroke ranks 4th in leading causes of death (formerly 3rd, stroke centers improving chances for survival)
• Every year about 55,000 more women than men have a stroke and account for 60% of all stroke deaths
• African Americans have a 2 fold risk of having a first time stroke than Caucasians
• By 2030, an additional 4 million people will have a stroke. This would be a 24.9% increase over 2010

Source: National Stroke Association

2009 Georgia Data Summary: Stroke

• 23% of persons dying from stroke in Georgia in 2007 were less than 65 years old
• In 2006, Georgia's stroke death rate was 16% higher than the national rate
• Stroke was the 3rd most frequent cause of death in Georgia, accounting for 6% of all deaths, with 3, 749 stroke deaths in 2007
• The stroke death rate in Georgia was 1.5 times higher for blacks than whites in 2007

Source: Georgia Department of Community Health

Stroke Risk Factors in Georgia:

• 2,949 deaths due to cardiovascular disease were attributable to smoking among adults 35 years or older in 2007
• Quitting smoking greatly reduces the risk for heart disease and stroke
• In Georgia, 18% of adults 35 years or older reported smoking cigarettes in 2007
• In 2008, 23% of adults in Georgia had no leisure time physical activity in the last 30 days, increasing their risk for heart disease and stroke
• Obesity, present in 27% of adults in Georgia, increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
• The percentage of adults in Georgia who have been told that they have high blood pressure increased from 21% in 1997 to 30% in 2007
• The percentage of adults in Georgia who have been told that they have high cholesterol increased from 24% in 1997 to 37% in 2007
• The percentage of adults who report having diabetes increased from 6% in 1998 to 10% in 2008