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Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

VL Feigin, MD Abate, YH Abate, SA ElHafeez, F Abd-Allah, A Abdelalim, A Abdelkader, M Abdelmasseh, S Abd-Elsalam, P Abdi, A Abdollahi, M Abdoun, R Abd-Rabu, DM Abdulah, A Abdullahi, M Abebe, RAA Zuñiga, ES Abhilash, OO Abiodun, O Abiodun Show all

Lancet Neurology | Published : 2024

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Abstract

Background: Up-to-date estimates of stroke burden and attributable risks and their trends at global, regional, and national levels are essential for evidence-based health care, prevention, and resource allocation planning. We aimed to provide such estimates for the period 1990–2021. Methods: We estimated incidence, prevalence, death, and disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) counts and age-standardised rates per 100 000 people per year for overall stroke, ischaemic stroke, intracerebral haemorrhage, and subarachnoid haemorrhage, for 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021. We also calculated burden of stroke attributable to 23 risk factors and six risk clusters (air pollution, tobacco..

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