This document provides information about stroke in 3 short paragraphs:
1. According to 2015 data, around 46.8 million people worldwide have strokes. Each year around 9.9 million new cases of stroke occur, with the highest rates of new cases in China (4.9 million), followed by India (2.5 million) and the United States (1.7 million).
2. There are several types of strokes, including ischemic strokes, hemorrhagic strokes caused by bleeding in the brain, and transient ischemic attacks or mini-strokes.
3. Stroke can affect many aspects of daily living, such as language skills, mobility, the ability to perform tasks, vision, and memory.