Stroke Facts
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Globally, over 101 million people are currently living with the effects of stroke.
In the US, there are over 7 million stroke survivors.
Someone in the US suffers a stroke every 40 seconds.
Stroke is also a leading cause of serious long-term disability in the US.
Globally, there are 12.2 million new strokes each year.
In the US, more than 795,000 people suffer a stroke each year.
Globally, one in four people over the age of 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime.
As many as 10% of people in the US who experience a stroke are younger than 45.
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States.