Overview
- New projections estimate more than 151,000 strokes a year by 2035 — about 414 a day — up from roughly 106,565 a year now.
- The charity links the rise to an ageing population and more long-term conditions, with high blood pressure involved in about half of strokes.
- It says nine in 10 strokes are preventable through controlling blood pressure, living more healthily, and identifying treatable heart conditions.
- People are urged to check blood pressure at home, in pharmacies or with GPs and to attend the NHS Health Check offered to those aged 40–74.
- NHS bodies including the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB are backing Stroke Prevention Day messaging, highlighting symptomless hypertension and the value of detecting atrial fibrillation, which can be managed with anticoagulants to cut risk.