One person is brought to Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in Malé for stroke treatment every 16 hours, the hospital said.
The figure was given by IGMH neurologist Dr Salman Nizam in a stroke-awareness video the hospital posted on its social media around World Stroke Day, marked on 29 October. IGMH did not say over what period the figure was measured or give a breakdown by age.
At that rate, the country's main referral hospital would receive about one and a half stroke patients a day, which works out to roughly 45 a month and around 550 a year, by Maldives Now's calculation.
IGMH said most strokes are preventable. It urged the public to check their blood pressure and blood sugar regularly and to assess their risk of stroke.
Free screening at Artificial Beach
To mark World Stroke Day, the hospital held free screening and stroke risk assessments at the Artificial Beach in Malé on Friday 30 October, from 4pm to 6pm.
Know the signs
The World Stroke Organization uses the FAST test to help people spot a stroke: Face drooping or weakness, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, and Time to call for emergency help.
Treatment is time-critical. According to the World Stroke Organization, clot-busting treatment can be given up to 4.5 hours after symptoms begin in many patients with ischaemic stroke, and the earlier it is given, the greater the effect. In the Maldives, call 911, the national emergency number, or 102 for an ambulance.
The World Health Organization describes high blood pressure as the leading contributor to stroke, while the World Stroke Organization says one in four adults over the age of 25 will have a stroke in their lifetime.