Many more strokes

Many more strokes
Hospitalions for strokes rise by 28% since 2004 – as NHS urges the public to ‘Act FAST’

(Face, Arms, Speech, Treatment)

17th November 2024

https://www.england.nhs.uk/2024/11/hospital-admissions-for-strokes-rise-by-28-since-2004-as-nhs-urges-the-public-to-act-fast/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stroke/symptoms/

The number of people being admitted to hospital following a stroke has risen by 28% in the last 20 years, new NHS analysis has found.

NHS England data

Strokeions in England in 2023/24

111,137 strokeions

Strokeions in England in 2004/05

87,069 strokeions

(driven in part by an ageing population and the impacts of lifestyle factors on the nation’s cardiovascular health)

Strokeions among people aged 50-59, 2023/24

12,533

Strokeions among people aged 50-59, 2004/05

8,063

That is a 55% rise inions among people aged 50-59

Strokeions among people aged 60-69

42% increase

Strokeions among people aged 70-79

25% increase

NHS launched a major...
https://open.substack.com/pub/johninengland/p/55-increase-in-stroke-in-people-in?r=20nw51&utm_medium=ios