Ethnicity and Stroke
I was interviewed by a doctor regarding this issue and I was shocked to learn that the incidence of having a stroke increases 50% in black and Asian communities.
About our Black & Asian Stroke Survivors Project
In 2021, Different strokes launched a Black & Asian Stroke Survivors (BASS) Project after learning that…
- Black and South Asian people are at greater risk of stroke²
- Black people are twice as likely to have a stroke than white people³
- Black and South Asian people have a stroke at a younger age²
It became clear that this diversity was not entirely reflected in the community of stroke survivors that we support.
And while around 13% of the UK population is of Black or South Asian descent, in 2021, only around 4% of Different Strokes’ beneficiaries were from these communities.
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