Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check empowers Australians to know their stroke risk and understand how to manage it.

Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check is on this May. High blood pressure is the single biggest risk factor for stroke – and it’s preventable.

This May, coinciding with World Hypertension Day on 17 May, Stroke Foundation are encouraging Australians of all ages to join Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check. A quick visit to your doctor or pharmacy for a simple test could save your life.

Don’t let high blood pressure be your first sign of stroke — book in for your blood pressure check today and take a powerful step towards stroke prevention.

Stroke Foundation is a co-founding member of The National Hypertension Taskforce, assembled to tackle the leading risk factor of death in Australia; high blood pressure. The Taskforce aims to increase the number of Australians with their blood pressure both treated and controlled effectively from 32% to 70% by 2030.

Stroke Foundation’s Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check is supporting the global initiative May Measurement Month (delivered by Hypertension Australia) and helping the Taskforce to reach its goal. Through Stroke Foundation's Data Partner May Measurement Month, 2,855 Australians had their blood pressure measured in 2024.

Australia’s Biggest Blood Pressure Check 2025 is proudly supported by the following sponsors