Bulgaria is no exception - our country is one of the first places in this regard. The mortality rate from strokes is 270.1 for men and 265.1 for women per 100,000 population. In Bulgaria, 39 82,398 diseases are registered annually, of which 35,311 cases are strokes. Of the 35,311 registered cases of stroke, 7,175 ended in death.
There are 28,136 stroke survivors with varying degrees of disability, which in 10% of them is severe and requires additional care and assistance from family, relatives and society. Of the stroke survivors, 25-50% have speech disorders / aphasia /, and in half of them these disabling disorders remain permanent. Stroke is the second most common cause of dementia, the most common cause of epilepsy in old age and a very common cause of depression.
/ Official statistics from the Ministry of Health /
