Stroke Statistics

Stroke is third largest cause of death, ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer.
Strokes kill about 160,000 Americans each year.
Almost every minute in the United States, a person experiences a stroke.
About 33 percent of people who have had a stroke and survived will have another stroke within five years.
The risk of having a stroke increases with age.
Seventy-two percent of all strokes occur in people over the age of 65.
Of all the stroke deaths that occur each year, women account for approximately 60 percent.
African-Americans are twice as likely to experience a stroke than Caucasian-Americans.