Facts and figures about stroke
An estimated 150,000 people have a stroke in the UK each year [1]
There are over 67,000 deaths due to stroke each year in the UK [2]
Stroke is the third most common cause of death in England and Wales, after heart disease and cancer [3]
Stroke accounts for 9 per cent of all deaths in men and 13 per cent of deaths in women in the UK [4]
Stroke has a greater disability impact than any other chronic disease. Over 300,000 people are living with moderate to severe disabilities as a result of stroke [5]
The direct cost of stroke to the NHS is estimated to be £2.8 billion. The cost to the wider economy is £1.8 billion. The informal care cost is £2.4 billion [6]
The total costs of stroke care are predicted to rise in real terms by 30 per cent between 1991 and 2010 [7]
Stroke patients occupy around 20 per cent of all acute hospital beds and 25 per cent of long term beds [8]
Stroke units save lives: for stroke patients general wards have a 14% to 25% higher mortality rate than stroke units [9]
Each year over 130,000 people in England and Wales have a stroke. About 10,000 of these are under retirement age [10]
References
[1] Office of National Statistics Health Statistics Quarterly (12) Winter 2001 "Stroke incidence and risk factors in a population based cohort study"; Scottish Stroke Care Audit 2005/2006. The Stroke Association estimate that 5,000 people per year have a stroke in Northern Ireland
[2] 2005 Coronary Heart Disease Statistics. British Heart Foundation
[3] Wolfe, C " The Burden of Stroke" in Wolfe, C, Rudd, T and Beech, R (eds) Stroke Services and Research (1996) The Stroke Association
[4] 2005 Coronary Heart Disease Statistics. British Heart Foundation
[5] Adamson, J, Beswick, A. and Ebrahim, S. Stroke and Disability Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol 13, No. 4 2004. Reducing Brain Damage: Faster access to better stroke care. National Audit Office 2005
[6] Reducing Brain Damage: Faster access to better stroke care. National Audit Office 2005
[7] Reducing Brain Damage: Faster access to better stroke care. National Audit Office 2005
[8] Reducing Brain Damage: Faster access to better stroke care. National Audit Office 2005
[9] Royal College of Physicians, (2001),
National Sentinel Audit for Stroke - Clinical Audit Report.
[10] Office of National Statistics Health Statistics Quarterly (12) Winter 2001 "Stroke incidence and risk factors in a population based cohort study"
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