Stroke Statistics

Follow the links below to find statistics on stroke, including risk factors, hospitalisation rates, total health system costs and mortality.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's Stroke page has a summary of important stroke statistics for Australia.

Reviewed April 2012

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Title:   Stroke
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on stroke and its symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, risk factors, support services and statistics.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Stroke: how common is it? - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Stroke affects more than 53,000 Australians every year and is Australia's second single greatest killer after heart disease.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   How we manage stroke in Australia
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report presents a comprehensive picture of the impact of stroke on patient, their carers, the heath system and aged care services. It brings together the latest Australian data on the various phases of the management of people with stroke across the continuum of care.
Date:   Feb 2006

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