Stroke is a leading cause of disability, dementia and death worldwide. Approximately 70% of
deaths from stroke and 87% of stroke-related disability occur in low-income and middle …

Summary Sub-Saharan Africa is undergoing epidemiological transition. Stroke and other
vascular diseases increasingly contribute to the burden of disease. There are no systematic …

Background Stroke is increasingly becoming a challenging public health issue in Africa, and
the non-availability of data has limited research output and consequently the response to …

The looming epidemic of stroke and other chronic non-communicable diseases associated
with lifestyle and demographic transitions occurring all over the world is increasingly being …

Objective Information on the current burden of stroke in Africa is limited. The aim of this
review was to comprehensively examine the current and projected burden of stroke in Africa …

Objectives: Globally, stroke is the second leading cause of death. This is a systematic review
of the existing literature to examine the burden and profile of stroke in the World Health …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world. In the Middle East and North Africa
stroke is increasingly becoming a major health problem, with projections that deaths from it …

Background: As the second leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult-onset
disability, stroke is a major public health concern particularly pertinent in Sub-Saharan Africa …

Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and it is likely to worsen in
developing countries over the next two decades based on the projections by the World …

Background In the context of an epidemiologic transition in South Africa, in which
cardiovascular disease is increasing, little is known about the stroke burden, particularly …