Basilio, Antonette M.

BMLS-1B-5085-CPH LAB

INSTRUCTOR: Maam Beverly Cadiente

Find facts and statistics about stroke in the United States. Stroke Statistics In 2018, 1 in every 6 deaths
from cardiovascular disease was due to stroke.1 Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40
seconds. Every 4 minutes, someone dies of stroke.2 Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United
States have a stroke. About 610,000 of these are first or new strokes.2 About 185,000 strokes—nearly 1
of 4—are in people who have had a previous stroke.2 About 87% of all strokes are ischemic strokes, in
which blood flow to the brain is blocked.2 Stroke-related costs in the United States came to nearly $46
billion between 2014 and 2015.2 This total includes the cost of health care services, medicines to treat
stroke, and missed days of work. Stroke is a leading cause of serious long-term disability. Stroke reduces
mobility in more than half of stroke survivors age 65 and over.

From 2009 to 2019, stroke remains the second leading cause of death and one of the top five leading
causes of disability in the Philippines (3). The true stroke prevalence is uncertain, but reported estimates
vary between 0.9% (2005) (4) to 2.6% (2017) of the population

According to the latest WHO data published in 2018 Stroke Deaths in Philippines reached 84,813 or
13.92% of total deaths. The age adjusted Death Rate is 130.85 per 100,000 of population ranks
Philippines #22 in the world. Review other causes of death by clicking the links below or choose the full
health profile.

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