On the day that a new campaign for greater awareness of stroke symptoms has been released, new figures show that the average age of individuals suffering their first stroke has fallen.
The figures compare statistics from 2007 with 2016 figures, revealing that the average age for men to experience their first stroke has dropped from 71 to 68 and for women from 75 to 73.
In the age bracket 40 to 69, the proportion of strokes suffered rose from 33% to 38%, but the majority of strokes still occur in those over 69 years, at around 59% of all strokes.
