‘Unsustainable’: UK predicted to see 50% spike in strokes by 2035

Stark new projections suggest annual admissions will rise to 151,000, costing the NHS and economy 75bn

The number of people in the UK experiencing a stroke will increase more than 50% to 151,000 a year by 2035, costing the NHS and the economy 75bn in healthcare and lost productivity, stark new projections suggest.

Worsening physical health, rising alcohol consumption and low exercise levels among an ageing population as well as a failure by ministers and the health service to do more to prevent ill health are blamed for the predicted spike in strokes.