1,000 strokes per week
July 15, 2014
THERE are almost 1,000 cases
of stroke in the country per week,
a report commissioned by the
National Stroke Foundation (NSF)
has said.
‘Stroke in Australia, No postcode
untouched July 2014’, conducted by
Deloitte Access Economics, found
that while almost 12,000 people
will die from a stroke in 2014, two
thirds of those who survive will
be disabled, adding to the almost
440,000 Australians currently living
as stroke survivors.
Assistant Minister for Health
Fiona Nash said the good news
was that stroke deaths per 100,000
had been falling over the last three
decades and said the government
made a “considerable” investment
to prevent, detect and treat stroke.
The cost to the economy was
about $5b with SA and Tasmania
carrying the highest stroke burden
per head of population at a rate of
256 and 246 per 100,000 residents,
compared with the national
average of 217, the report found.
The report called upon the
government to support the
community with awareness
campaigns to help identify and
manage their health risks.
The report was funded by an
unrestricted educational grant from
Boehringer Ingelheim.
An Australian Institute of Health
and Welfare report from 2013
found stroke death rates had
declined in Australia by 70%
between 1979 and 2010, causing
8,300 deaths in 2010.
More people were surviving a
stroke, with an estimated 375,800
surviving in 2009, it said.
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