Stroke Statistics

Statistics can help provide a better understanding of the medical and economic impact of strokes. For example, strokes cost the United States $28 billion just in medical care and therapy; the total cost of strokes is much higher -- estimated at $43 billion annually. Other statistics on stroke show that about 40 percent of stroke survivors will experience moderate to severe impairments that require special care.

Statistics on the Cost of a Stroke

Below are some stroke statistics related to the cost of strokes:
 
  • Total cost of stroke to the United States: estimated at about $43 billion per year
     
  • Direct costs for medical care and therapy: estimated at about $28 billion per year
     
  • Indirect costs from lost productivity and other factors: estimated at about $15 billion per year
     
  • Average cost of care for a patient up to 90 days after a stroke: $15,000
     
  • For 10 percent of patients, cost of care for the first 90 days after a stroke: $35,000
     
  • Percentage of direct cost of care for the first 90 days:

 

    • Initial hospitalization = 43 percent
    • Rehabilitation = 16 percent
    • Physician costs = 14 percent
    • Hospital readmission = 14 percent
    • Medications and other expenses = 13 percent.

 

The Effects of a Stroke

Below are some stroke statistics related to the effects of stroke. These statistics are from the National Stroke Association:
 
  • 10 percent of stroke survivors recover almost completely
  • 25 percent recover with minor impairments
  • 40 percent experience moderate to severe impairments that require special care
  • 10 percent require care in a nursing home or other long-term facility
  • 15 percent die shortly after the stroke.
 
In addition, approximately 14 percent of stroke survivors experience a second stroke in the first year following a stroke.
 
 
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