Statistics of Stroke

More about stroke/brain attack:

Consider the following statistics regarding strokes:

• Stroke is third leading cause of death, ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer.
  
  
• Strokes kill more than 163,500 Americans each year.
  
  
• Almost every 45 seconds in the United States, a person experiences a stroke.
  
  
• About 4.8 million Americans live today with the effects of a stroke.
  
  
• The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, estimates strokes cost the US nearly $54 billion a year.