Stroke prevention
1 in 4 of us will have a stroke in our lifetime, but almost all strokes can be prevented. If you want to avoid a stroke the first step is to understand your individual risk factors.
1 in 4 of us will have a stroke in our lifetime, but almost all strokes can be prevented. If you want to avoid a stroke the first step is to understand your individual risk factors.
Up to 90% of strokes could be prevented by addressing a small number of risk factors, including hypertension, diet, smoking and exercise. Preventive action on stroke would also contribute to a massive scale reduction in stroke and would conribute to global goals to reduce cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and other significant causes of death and suffering worldwide.
The World Stroke Organization is leading the development and implementation of an integrated prevention strategy that has potential to cut stroke in half by 2030. With a focus on low and middle income countries where stroke is not only more prevalent but has the most devastating impact the strategy includes:
Top 10 risk factors for stroke
Access and download informaiton and social media resources to improve awareness of risk factors and the actions we can all take to prevent stroke.
Campaign toolsThe Stroke Riskometer is a World Stroke Organization endorsed mobile app that helps you to understand your stroke risk and will help you to identify the changes you can make to reduce your risk. Once you have done your assessment, share your results with four friends and access all the premier features of the app for free.
Find out moreWSO has set out a series of advocacy priorities in relation to stroke prevention, treatment and support.
Find out more90% of strokes are associated with 10 risk factors we can all do something about.
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