Strokes were the fifth leading cause of death in the United States in 2022, and one Louisiana parish ranks among the highest in the nation for stroke prevalence.

Approximately 795,000 people — 1 person every 40 seconds — has a stroke each year in the United States, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Louisiana had the third-highest stroke mortality rate per 100,000 in 2022 with 2,724 deaths due to strokes. The state was proceeded in the national rankings by Mississippi with the highest stroke mortality rate and Alabama with the second-highest.

East Carroll Parish had the fifth-highest percentage of adults who have had a stroke in their lifetime compared to all 3,145 counties in the U.S. — Madison Parish was 15th-highest.

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