Impact of stroke risk factors

Data from the Global Burden of Disease surveys have been used to model the global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, between 1990–2019.1 The analysis also modelled disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to the various risk factors of stroke, as shown on the slide.¹ The risk factor with the greatest DALY burden was high systolic blood pressure, which was responsible for almost 80 million DALYs worldwide in 2019.¹

Reference:
1. 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.