Adelaide electorate tops stroke threat

The Adelaide electorate of Hindmarsh has topped the list of stroke hotspots, while South Australia recorded the highest rate of stroke deaths.

The Stroke Foundation on Monday released its No Postcode Untouched reports, ranking federal electorates according to their threat.

Hindmarsh, in Adelaide's west, topped the list with 136 stroke deaths in 2014.

Lyne on the NSW mid-north coast is listed number two, and Flinders on Port Phillip Bay near Melbourne ranked third.

Sturt in Adelaide and Gilmore on the NSW south coast rounded out the top five.

State-by-state figures also make poor reading for South Australians.

The festival state recorded 60 deaths per 100,000 population, significantly more than the second-ranked Tasmania on 54.

Stroke Foundation boss Erin Lalor says every ten minutes someone will suffer a stroke in Australia, while 12,000 will die from a stroke in 2014.

Dr Lalor called for a federally funded strategy to deal with the disease.

"The Stroke Foundation is urging national action to tackle stroke because all Australians need and deserve access to quality stroke care," she said.