lifetime risk of stroke is 1 in 5 for women, 1 in 6 for men

First heard about this from the Australian Stroke Foundation with confirmation from the World Stroke Organization. This is appalling that with this high incidence that there is no general outcry about helping those who survive. We truly do need a high profile person like Michael J Fox.
If anyone wants to volunteer, step right up.

Sources
Seshadri S., Wolf P.A. (2007). Lifetime risk of stroke and dementia: current concepts, and estimates　from the Framingham Study. The Lancet Neurology 6(12), 1106-14. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1474-4422(07)70291-0
Seshadri S. et al. (2006). The lifetime risk of stroke: estimates from the Framingham Study. Stroke 37, 45-350. http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/37/2/345%20/%20%22%20/%20_blank
Participants (n=4897) who were stroke- and dementia-free at 55 years of age were followed biennially for up to 51 years. ... A total of 875 participants (522 women) developed a first-ever stroke; 749 (448 women) had an ischemic stroke. LTR of stroke was high and remained similar at ages 55, 65, and 75 years, approximating 1 in 5 for women and 1 in 6 for men. Participants with a normal BP (<120/80 mm Hg) had approximately half the LTR of stroke compared with those with high BP (=140/90 mm Hg)
We observed that the LTR of stroke for middle-aged and "young-old" adults (55 to 75 years of age) was substantial at 1 in 6 or higher. This risk was higher in women (1 in 5) compared with men, largely because of the greater life expectancy in women, which increased their period at risk.
Bushnell, C.D. (2008). Stroke and the female brain. Nature Clinical Practice Neurology 4(1), 22-33.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in most countries, and is one of the leading causes of long-term disability. Women have a higher lifetime risk of stroke than men (1 in 5 vs 1 in 6), a statistic that is influenced in part by the longer life expectancy in women. The female population not only carries a higher burden of stroke during their lifespan - women also account for the majority of stroke deaths.

Every two seconds, someone in the world suffers a stroke
Every six seconds, someone dies of a stroke
Every six seconds, someone’s quality of life will forever be changed – they will permanently be physically disabled http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570106%20/%20%22%20/%20_blank