The global burden of stroke

Stroke is common across the world, and increased substantially between 1990–2019.² The greatest rates of stroke burden are seen in low-income countries.² In order to combat these increases, and halt the increases in the prevalence of stroke worldwide, effective primary prevention strategies are needed.²

References:
1. Ding Q, Liu S, Yao Y, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of ischemic stroke, 1990–2019. Neurolog 2022; 98 (3): e279–e290.

2. GBD 2019 Stroke Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Lancet Neurol 2021; 20 (10): 795–820.