Great Lakes Region Stroke Statistics

The Burden of Stroke in the Great Lakes States
Burden Report Talking Points
Stroke in Illinois
Stroke in Indiana
Stroke in Michigan
Stroke in Minnesota
Stroke in Ohio
Stroke in Wisconsin

National Stroke Statistics

Stroke is the 3 rd leading cause of death in the United States and a leading cause of long term disability. (1)
Approximately 4.5 million stroke survivors are believed to be alive today. (2)
According to the American Stroke Association, there are approximately 700,000 new strokes a year in the United States.(1)
On average, someone suffers a stroke every 45 seconds and about every 3 minutes, someone dies of a stroke. (1)
One third of strokes occur in people under the age of 65. (3)
Stroke deaths are predicted to increase by 98 percent in between 2002 and 2032. (4)
Studies have shown that while a therapy exists for ischemic stroke, it must be administered within 3 hours from the onset of symptoms. The majority of candidates do not make it to the hospital within that time frame. Since stroke symptoms are often vague and acute therapies for stroke are only more recently available, people may not recognize the seriousness or the urgent nature of calling 911. (5)
Public recognition of major stroke symptoms is low. Of the 61,019 adults participating in the 2001 Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, a nation wide telephone survey, only 17.2 percent of respondents overall correctly identified all stroke symptoms and indicated that they would call.