29 October 2013 Last updated at 14:24 ET
Despite making improvements, Wales has a long way to go to make our care for stroke patients as good as the best in Europe, the health minister has said.
The first annual Welsh government report on the condition shows people from the most deprived areas are most likely to suffer a stroke.
It comes as a new 11m rehabilitation centre for stroke victims opened at Llandough Hospital, near Cardiff.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford spoke of "huge strides" in treatment.
But Stroke Association Wales said improvements had been slow despite three earlier reports.
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off.
About 11,000 people have a stroke each year in Wales, making it the fourth biggest health killer after cancer, heart disease and respiratory disease. In 2010 it caused almost 2,800 deaths.
But the report shows progress in key areas, including both a fall in the death rate from strokes and emergency hospital admissions for the condition.
"However, inequalities remain and we are concerned about the higher number of people who suffer from a stroke amongst our more deprived communities," it said.
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