Background Data on stroke epidemiology and availability of hospital-based stroke services
around the world are important for guiding policy decisions and healthcare planning. Aims …

Background: Contemporary data on stroke epidemiology and the availability of national
stroke clinical registries are important for providing evidence to improve practice and support …

Background Up to date data on incidence, mortality, and case-fatality for stroke are important
for setting the agenda for prevention and healthcare. Aims and/or hypothesis We aim to …

World Stroke Organization (WSO): Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2019 - M Patrice Lindsay, Bo
Norrving, Ralph L Sacco, Michael Brainin, Werner Hacke, Sheila Martins, Jeyaraj Pandian …

In many countries, stroke is a lower priority than other diseases despite its public health
impact. One issue is a lack of readily accessible comparative data to help make the case for …

Background Current information on mortality attributed to stroke among different countries is
important for policy development and monitoring prevention strategies. Unfortunately …

China faces the greatest challenge from stroke in the world. The death rate for
cerebrovascular diseases in China was 149.49 per 100 000, accounting for 1.57 million …

Background Improving stroke services is critical for reducing the global stroke burden. The
World Stroke Organization–World Health Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission on …

Background Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide and the
economic costs of treatment and post-stroke care are substantial. The Global Burden of …

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