Statistics of Stroke

More about stroke/brain attack:
Consider the following statistics regarding strokes:

• Stroke is third largest cause of death, ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer.
  
  
• Strokes kill about 160,000 Americans each year.
  
  
• Almost every minute in the United States, a person experiences a stroke.
  
  
• About 33 percent of people who have had a stroke and survived will have another stroke within five years.
  
  
• The risk of having a stroke increases with age.
  
  
• Sixty-six percent of all strokes occur in people over the age of 65.
  
  
• Of all the stroke deaths that occur each year, women account for approximately 60 percent.
  
  
• African-Americans are twice as likely to experience a stroke than Caucasian-Americans.