Executive summary Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The burden of
disability after a stroke is also large, and is increasing at a faster pace in low-income and …

Stroke caused an estimated 5· 7 million deaths in 2005, and 87% of these deaths were in
low-income and middle-income countries. Without intervention, the number of global deaths …

Stroke is a global health problem and is the second commonest cause of death and a
leading cause of adult disability worldwide. 1 Moreover, the number of patients with stroke …

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 …

According to a report from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2016 Lifetime Risk of Stroke
Collaborators, 1 the estimated global lifetime risk of stroke in 2016 for those aged 25 years …

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 …

Attacking global health issues requires an understanding of the current status of diseases,
their risk factors and the best means for their prevention and treatment. However, global …

The socioeconomic and health effect of stroke and other noncommunicable disorders
(NCDs) that share many of the same risk factors with stroke, such as heart attack, dementia …

Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of death and
disability combined (as expressed by disability-adjusted life-years lost–DALYs) in the world …