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Stroke compared

with other causes of death

Percentages and numbers of deathsworldwide from stroke andother leading causes2002

Totaldeaths

57 million2%

malaria1.2 million

27%other causes15.6 million

13%coronary

heart disease7.2 million

12%cancer

7.1 million

9%injuries

5.2 million

7%respiratoryinfections3.7 million

5%HIV/AIDS

2.8 million5%

chronic obstructivepulmonary disease

2.7 million

4%perinatal causes

2.5 million

3%diarrhoeal diseases

1.8 million

3%tuberculosis1.6 million

10%stroke

5.5 million

Number of deaths from stroke2002

Top 3

highest number ofdeaths from stroke

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5352

Deaths from stroke16

Stroke carries a high risk of death.

Survivors can experience loss of

vision and/or speech, paralysis,

and confusion. Historically called

apoplexy, stroke is so called

because of the way it strikes

people down.Previous stroke significantly

increases risk of further episodes.

Certain racial, ethnic and

socioeconomic groups are also at

greater risk of stroke. The most

important modifiable cause of

stroke is high blood pressure; for

every ten people who die of

stroke, four could have been

saved if their blood pressure had

been regulated. Among those

aged under 65, two-fifths of

deaths from stroke are linked to

smoking. Other modifiable risk

factors include unhealthy diet,

high salt intake, underlying heart

disease, diabetes and high blood

lipids.

The risk of death depends on the

type of stroke. Transient

ischaemic attack or TIA where

symptoms resolve in less than

24 hours has the best outcome,

followed by stroke caused by

carotid stenosis (narrowing of the

artery in the neck that supplies

blood to the brain). Blockage of

an artery is more dangerous, with

rupture of a cerebral blood vesselthe most dangerous of all.

Even where advanced

technology and facilities are

available, 60% of those who

suffer a stroke die or become

dependent. Given these dismal

statistics and the high cost of

treatment of stroke, high priority

should be accorded to preventive

strategies.

Stroke is the second leading cause of death

above the age of 60 years, and the fifth leading

cause in people aged 15 to 59 years old.

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from stroke in ItalyPercentage increased risk of death from strokein people aged 65 years and above2001

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