• “In the United States in 2022, 1 in 6 deaths (17.5%) from cardiovascular disease was due to stroke.1
• The death rate for stroke decreased from 39.5 per 100,000 in 2022 to 39.0 per 100,000 in 2023.1
• Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke.2 Every 3 minutes and 14 seconds, someone dies of stroke in this country.1
• Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke.2
• About 610,000 of these are first or new strokes.2
• About 185,000 strokes—nearly 1 in 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 risk increases with age, but strokes can—and do—occur at any age.
• Early action is important for stroke.
• Stroke statistics vary by race and ethnicity.”

Center of Disease Control and Prevention – CDC (Stroke Facts | Stroke | CDC)