Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability-
adjusted life-years (DALYs) worldwide. 1, 2 Moreover, the global burden of stroke is …

Age-standardised stroke incidence and mortality are declining substantially in high-income
countries. However, 70% of strokes and 87% of both strokerelated deaths and disability …

To be effective, global and regional strategies to reduce the incidence and prevalence of
stroke require an understanding of the frequency and determinants of stroke in diverse …

Stroke imposes possibly the greatest burden of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) of all
neurological disorders. 1, 2 A systematic analysis of 119 studies from a range of low-income …

Background Although stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, no
comprehensive and comparable assessment of incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability …

BackgroundRegularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on
their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are …

Background The burden of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke varies between regions and
over time. With differences in prognosis, prevalence of risk factors, and treatment strategies …

According to WHO estimates, death from stroke in developing (low and middle-income)
countries in 2001 accounted for 85· 5% of stroke deaths worldwide, and the number of …

Background Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on
their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are …

In The Lancet Neurology, the GBD 2019 Stroke Collaborators present data from the Global
Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 that show that annual …