Facts About Stroke

WORLD STROKE DAY 29 October 2022

- MEDICAL INSIGHTS Number of RESEARCH ARTICLES PUBLISHED on “Stroke”

1.3 LAKHS+

Number of HEALTHCARE PROFFESSIONALS treating “Stroke” in US

85K+

Number of CLINICAL TRIALS CONDUCTED on “Stroke”

7,000+

FACTS ABOUT STROKE Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death & the THIRD-LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH & DISABILITY COMBINED worldwide *

NO. 5

Stroke is the CAUSE OF DEATH and a leading cause of disability in the United States **

12.2M

NEW STROKES EACH YEAR *

100M PEOPLE are living

with the IMPACT OF STROKE *

1 in 4 people over age 25 WILL EXPERIENCE STROKE in their lifetime *

90%

of all strokes are linked to 10 MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS *

6.6M DEATH

due to stroke per year * *WSO **ASA