Economic
Impact of
Stroke
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Makin
5091 5094 5126 5110 5125 5114 5107 5096 5090 5131 5098 5095 5092 5085 5093 5106 5097 5109 5013 5127
Mallee
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Maranoa
4474 4610 4370 4362 4724 4462 4380 4355 4378 4726 4413 4477 4361 4454 4470 4382 4455 4352 4725 4465 4615 4416 4490 4478 4829 4385 4487 4408 4314 4353 4390 4488 4482 4357 4492 4427 4419 4494 44054410 4387 4626 4407 4475 4468 4415 4479 4422 4402 4733 4375 4374 4497 4735 4486 4354 4424 4425 4371 4480 4491 4420 4481 4358 4381 4377 4423 4421 4418 4406 4493 4727 4404 4731 4426 4728 4736 4373 4498 4388 4365 4384 4730 4472 4461 4467 2406 4732 4614 4360 4417 4496 4428 4372 4376 4411 4383 4608 4489
Maribyrnong
3040 3042 3032 3034 3041 3031 3043 3036 3033 3045 3039
Mayo
5154 5173 5222 5221 5255 5157 5137 5211 5203 5242 5138 5223 5052 5153 5234 5201 5250 5171 5155 5252 5251 5254 5204 5144 5076 5231 5159 5244 5134 5256 5152 5051 5235 5232 5214 5172 5139 5233 5140 5245 5202 5141 5131 5114 5133 5240 5241 5213 5210 5351 5136 5243 5168 5132 5220 5151 5212 5174 5072 5156 5142
McEwen
3099 3442 3097 3753 3432 3437 3762 3434 3756 3775 3430 3658 3089 3064 3754 3757 3458 3764 3435 3758 3763 3440 3433 3441 3438 3759 3090 3431 3760 3761 3337 3096 3750 3751 3755 3091
McMahon
2176 2148 2166 2178 2766 2759 2165 2145 2161 2175 2160 2770 2748 2164
McPherson
4225 4213 4220 4226 4223 4221 4420 4227 4228 4224
Melbourne
3067 3057 3121 3053 3054 3068 3066 3008 3002 3065 3000 3051 3052 3003
Menzies
3130 3128 3129 3105 3108 3109 3111 3132 3107 3134 3113 3131 3114 3106 3115
Mitchell
2153 2155 2765 2154 2156 2151 2152 2146 2125
Monash
3825 3833 3984 3962 3823 3871 3979 3995 3951 3818 3991 3946 3960 3953 3966 3820 3821 3958 3925 3824 3822 3922 3992 3956 3959 3990 3981 3967 3996 3945 3950 3954 3816 3988 3832 3831 3987 3964 3965 3923 3957 3835
Moncrieff
4211 4214 4217 4218 4226 4220 4215 4213
Moore
6027 6028 6020 6025 6023 6018 6026 6029
Moreton
4110 4103 4108 4068 4075 4113 4121 4112 4109 4105 4111 4106 4107 4104
New England
2336 2350 2476 2372 2340 2338 2358 2351 2361 2345 2360 2390 2365 2359 2370 2404 2347 2369 2337 2355 2339 2343 2346 4385 2371 2440 2329 2402 4375 2342 2403 2469 2344 2453 2333 2354 4383 2352 4377 2353 2330 2381 2475 2850 2341 2410
Newcastle
2289 2322 2300 2287 2292 2308 2285 2294 2298 2303 2296 2299 2304 2293 2291 2305 2302 2307 2295 2297
Nicholls
3631 3629 3664 3608 3561 3564 3639 3730 3641 3728 3675 3725 3658 3634 3558 3559 3617 3630 3623 3644 3633 3616 3551 3610 3646 3647 3636 3624 3764 3669 3566 3660 3635 3649 3640 3565 3638 3622 3620 3621 3727 3563 3665 3666 3663 3618 3572 3573 3612 3523 3557 3435 3678 3662 3521 3607 3659 3522 3614 3562 3637
North Sydney
2064 2111 2062 2068 2067 2090 2065 2110 2061 2066 2060 2089 2063
O'Connor
6375 6330 6306 6225 6338 6419 6315 6412 6428 6317 6475 6383 6258 6443 6304 6450 6440 6390 6479 6275 6472 6394 6260 6353 6477 6463 6255 6430 6320 6424 6392 6423 6429 6262 6432 6312 6333 6316 6244 6431 6398 6318 6418 6373 6484 6452 6421 6490 6395 6328 6308 6311 6426 6336 6485 6420 6321 6434 6407 6410 6324 6411 6363 6425 6350 6355 6393 6309 6370 6337 6302 6359 6396 6476 6448 0872 6256 6335 6415 6446 6254 6405 6361 6313 6413 6348 6346 6365 6442 6358 6323 6372 6367 6427 6352 6470 6489 6385 6646 6438 6356 6437 6447 6436 6351 6369 6414 6326 6341 6384 6357 6343 6391 6327 6397 6445 6386 6368 6409 6488 6487 6322 6422 6473 6243
Oxley
4300 4301 4076 4077 4078 4110 4074 4075 4073
Page
2474 2469 2477 2460 2464 2456 2463 2470 2480 2453 2476 2471 2472 2450 2462 2478 2473 2465 2466 2370 2475
Parkes
2873 2832 2828 2400 2390 2831 2403 2822 2830 2347 2396 2840 2827 2824 2397 2829 2404 2399 2395 2402 2380 2877 2826 2409 2382 2357 2388 2405 2381 2839 2880 2825 2835 2387 2823 2671 2386 2821 2343 2340 2329 2844 2833 2878 2843 2871 2411 2672 2875 2669 2838 2379 2852 2360 2401 2398 2356 2834 2842 2879 2406 2408 2342 2648 2869 2817 2874 2341 2836
Parramatta
2142 2118 2145 2117 2115 2161 2150 2160 2151 2152 2146 2116
Paterson
2320 2326 2316 2323 2322 2321 2318 2315 2324 2295 2334 2327 2319 2314 2317
Pearce
6038 6065 6066 6031 6036 6033 6030 6067 6034 6077 6079 6078 6032 6037 6035
Perth
6054 6053 6052 6050 6059 6004 6062 6003 6060 6005 6007 6051 6016 6006 6017 6000
Petrie
4034 4036 4017 4035 4505 4019 4508 4018 4503 4021 4509 4504 4020 4022
Rankin
4115 4117 4118 4116 4132 4127 4114 4131 4123 4128 4119
Reid
2046 2131 2144 2137 2134 2138 2132 2047 2140 2129 2127 2141 2128 2135
Richmond
2477 2482 2484 2478 2479 2486 2483 2488 2480 2481 2487 2489 2490 2485
Riverina
2870 2650 2671 2659 2665 2668 2587 2871 2803 2582 2701 2594 2590 2642 2804 2810 2721 2876 2652 2656 2875 2794 2722 2678 2666 2727 2726 2645 2793 2877 2663 2806 2651 2655 2585 2702 2669 2805 2809 2658 2661 2807 2797 2792 2729 2586 2799 2869 2725 2874 2588 2808
Robertson
2251 2083 2256 2257 2250 2260 2775
Ryan
4070 4060 4066 4065 4069 4051 4520 4055 4054 4068 4067 4306 4053 4064 4061
Scullin
3082 3083 3076 3075 3754 3752 3074 3750
Shortland
2289 2280 2290 2281 2284 2262 2285 2259 2282 2305 2306
Solomon
0810 0812 0830 0820 0832 0828 0800 0822 0831 0829
Spence
5114 5117 5118 5110 5109 5120 5113 5111 5112 5116 5121 5115 5108 5106
Sturt
5076 5072 5066 5067 5074 5069 5075 5065 5070 5063 5086 5064 5068 5073 5089 5088 5090 5087 5150 5132
Swan
6104 6102 6100 6107 6101 6105 6152 6058 6057 6151 6103 6106
Sydney
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Tangney
6154 6153 6156 6150 6157 6149 6155 6148 6163 6147 6107
Wannon
3231 3277 3305 3249 3230 3233 3377 3268 3312 3279 3375 3407 3241 3329 3243 3373 3251 3237 3235 3379 3323 3304 3242 3381 3351 3301 3260 3265 3361 3302 3303 3352 3315 3314 3266 3371 3281 3300 3274 3239 3311 3401 3285 3250 3286 3254 3322 3283 3271 3280 3325 3309 3294 3469 3236 3289 3238 3293 3282 3374 3234 3317 3287 3273 3360 3324 3232 3275 3310 3276 3272 3468 3292 3284 3270 3269 3278 3267 3378 3264 3321
Warringah
2100 2093 2088 2090 2096 2099 2094 2087 2086 2089 2095 2092
Watson
2193 2131 2200 2191 2192 2209 2136 2194 2190 2132 2133 2208 2195 2141 2211 2196 2210 2130 2199
Wentworth
2023 2026 2022 2024 2021 2031 2027 2010 2030 2028 2011 2029 2025
Werriwa
2168 2179 2555 2565 2177 2556 2171 2170 2178 2174 2167 2564 2557
Whitlam
2527 2575 2577 2530 2529 2528 2506 2576 2526 2502 2579
Wide Bay
4650 4570 4620 4601 4605 4563 4600 4621 4565 4567 4571 4580 4569 4562 4615 4581 4568 4655 4573 4574 4566
Wills
3056 3057 3055 3058 3060 3068 3046 3044
Wright
4343 4211 4310 4285 4309 4213 4352 4287 4275 4341 4311 4207 4344 4307 4342 4271 4280 4118 4347 4124 4210 4305 4340 4272 4125 4306 4270 4359
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Economic
Impact of
Stroke
How stroke is affecting your community.
If we can prevent strokes, recognise them early, treat them quickly, and better support the rehabilitation and recovery process, we can avoid many of the adverse effects of stroke and reduce the cost to the individual and society.
440481
Australians are currently living with stroke.
45785
Australians had a stroke in 2023
76%
of these were first time strokes
1:4
strokes occurred
under the age of 65
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One stroke occurs in Australia every 11 minutes.
Many Australians reported having stroke risk factors:
14 million
Australians were overweight or obese.
5 million
Australians had high blood pressure.
2.7 million
Australians were physically inactive.
2.3 million
Australians had high cholesterol.
With current trends, it is estimated that the number of stroke events in Australia could increase to around...
72000
strokes per year by 2050.
Lifetime costs associated with strokes that occurred in 2023, will exceed
$15
billion
Per person, that's:
$37,000
in the first 3 months,
$176,000
in the first 12 months, and
$350,000
over a lifetime after stroke.
$6.3 billion
Lost productivity cost
$5.5 billion
Healthcare costs to government
$3.3 billion
Costs related to unpaid care
The cost of stroke to the NDIS alone is more than
$1 billion
each year alone.
It doesn’t have to be this way...
More than
80%
of strokes can be prevented if risk factors are managed.
By just implementing simple initiatives to prevent stroke, save lives and enhance recovery, we could save...
$26 million
through improvements to acute care provisions in line with the 30/60/90 National Stroke Targets.
$315 million
through improving uncontrolled high blood pressure rates in line with the National Hypertension Taskforce goals.
$118 million
through improving access to community rehabilitation services.
By investing in improved treatments, prevention and recovery initiatives nationwide, significant cost savings can be achieved.
Contact Stroke Foundation to see how you can help us advocate for better stroke outcomes in Australia.
Ways to get involvedContact us
Stroke Foundation publishes the Economic Impact of Stroke Report periodically. Previous reports were released in 2017 and 2020. We acknowledge and thank our research partner, Monash University, and our sponsors Boehringer Ingelheim, the Angels Initiative and Medtronic. Most importantly we thank our incredible donors for helping make this report happen. Without your generous support, this report would not have been completed.
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Impact by state
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
About this report
Stroke Foundation is proud to partner with Monash University to deliver the Economic Impact of Stroke 2024 Report which provides an evidence-base for why all of us, but particularly key decision-makers, industry, and governments, should care about stroke and do something about it (like making better policy and investments decisions).
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The data coming out of this report will help us advocate for change, call for greater funding for and system improvements in stroke prevention, treatment, and enhanced recovery.

It's a game-changing report for our community and will help Stroke Foundation call for urgent and important action to help survivors of stroke, their families and carers.

The numbers are clear: we need action to address stroke and its risk factors, without it the cost of stroke and the numbers of stroke are going to increase.

These aren't just numbers: these are real people, real stories. We talk to people every day about the need for greater support and help navigating the system, and this report backs these conversations up.

The difference we can make by preventing stroke, improving treatment and supporting recovery efforts post stroke, drives us every day at Stroke Foundation. And this report helps us put numbers to the case for change, in addition to the voice of our community.  Releasing this report is the first step. The report will be a living document that will help drive our advocacy efforts and our strategic efforts to prevent stroke, save lives and enhance recovery. We hope it helps the stroke community with the evidence for change as well.