Adelaide’s western suburbs worst for strokes
The Adelaide electorate of Hindmarsh has topped the list of stroke hotspots, while South Australia recorded the highest rate of stroke deaths.
The Stroke Foundation on Monday released its “No Postcode Untouched” reports, ranking federal electorates according to their threat.
Hindmarsh, in Adelaide’s west, topped the list with 136 stroke deaths in 2014.
Lyne on the NSW mid-north coast is listed number two, and Flinders on Port Phillip Bay near Melbourne ranked third.
Sturt in Adelaide and Gilmore on the NSW south coast rounded out the top five.
State-by-state figures also make poor reading for South Australians.
South Australia recorded 60 deaths per 100,000 population, significantly more than the second-ranked Tasmania on 54.
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Stroke Foundation boss Dr Erin Lalor says every ten minutes someone will suffer a stroke in Australia, while 12,000 will die from a stroke in 2014.
Lalor called for a federally funded strategy to deal with the disease.
“The Stroke Foundation is urging national action to tackle stroke because all Australians need and deserve access to quality stroke care,” she said.
Top five stroke hotspots
1. HINDMARSH (SA) – stroke survivors 3944; strokes 519; deaths 136
2. LYNE (NSW) – stroke survivors 3873; strokes 479; deaths 113
3. FLINDERS (VIC) – stroke survivors 3810; strokes 462; deaths 108
4. STURT (SA) – stroke survivors 3761; strokes 477; deaths 118
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5. GILMORE (NSW) – stroke survivors 3718; strokes 446; deaths 103
How the states rank
SA – stroke deaths 1054 (60 per 100,000)
TAS – stroke deaths 292 (54 per 100,000)
NSW – stroke deaths 3938 (52 per 100,000)
VIC – stroke deaths 2954 (51 per 100,000)
QLD – stroke deaths 2015 (43 per 100,000)
WA – stroke deaths 999 (41 per 100,000)
ACT – stroke deaths 138 (35 per 100,000)
NT – stroke deaths 28 (12 per 100,000)
Source: Stroke Foundation
