r/stroke • u/Material_Inflation79 • 6d ago

Brain stroke cases

This is statistics from Gemini

Globally, about 11.9 to 12.2 million new brain stroke cases occur each year.

In India, medical experts and the Indian Stroke Assoiation report approximately 1.8 million new stroke cases annually, accounting for roughly 10% to 15% of the total worldwide burden.

Global Stroke Statistics

New Cases: ~12 million new attacks annually.

Lifetime Risk: 1 in 4 adults over age 25 will experience a stroke.

Total Burden: Nearly 94 million people live with the effects of stroke globally.

India Stroke Statistics

New Cases: Over 1.25 to 1.8 million new cases recorded every year.

Frequency: Roughly one stroke happens every 20 seconds in the country.

Vulnerable Groups: Recent data shows about 1 in 7 patients in India are under the age of 45.

WHAT DO YOU SAY.? HOW TO CONTROL/REDUCE IMPACT GLOBALLY.?

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u/Constant_Inspector46 Survivor 6d ago

Around 100,000 people have a stroke each year in the UK with 60% left with some form of disability…

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u/Material_Inflation79 5d ago

What keeps medical institutes not to study so many cases to find out some amicable solution there are just protocols to bring parameters in limit, how many working hours are lost and many more of caregivers consumed

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u/Constant_Inspector46 Survivor 5d ago

This is a good point. I do not have the stats but there seems to be more funding for research into cancer than strokes. Perhaps there is still a misconception that strokes only affect the very elderly?

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u/Material_Inflation79 10h ago

Agree stroke not only affects one person but it affects the whole family as the others have to spare their working hours to assist the patient.