Quick Facts

Ontario’s population will grow by 34.4 per cent between 2010 and 2036.
In 10 years, almost one in five Ontarians will be over 65, an increase of 37.5 per cent since 2005.
Almost 80 per cent of Ontarians over 45 have a chronic condition.
Diabetes and obesity are on the rise among younger Ontarians.
More than 7% of Ontarians report having diabetes and 52.6 % report being overweight or obese and 17.6% report having high blood pressure … and all of these stroke risk factors are on the rise (2010 Canadian Community Health Survey).

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in Canada and the third leading cause of death. Every year, nearly 14,000 Canadians die from stroke.
Every year in Canada, there are over 50,000 new strokes—that’s one stroke every 10 minutes.
About 426,000 Canadians are living with the effects of stroke.
Canadians spend a total of three million days in hospital because of stroke every year.
Stroke costs the Canadian economy more than $3.6 billion a year in physician services, hospital costs, lost wages, and decreased productivity.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability.
More women than men die from stroke.
More women die of stroke than breast cancer.
There are an estimated 25,500 new stroke events in Ontario with 15,500 hospital inpatient admissions, every year.
At least every 30 minutes, there is one new person with stroke in Ontario.
More than 5,500 (22%) of Ontarians die within one year of their stroke.
The cost of those living with stroke is almost $1 billion annually.
One in five residents in long-term care has had a stroke.