Despite declines in mortality and DALYs for IHD and ischemic stroke, the overall global incidence and burden of atherosclerosis-related diseases are increasing, highlighting the need for intensified global control efforts.
From 1990 to 2019, there was an overall increasing trend in the global incidence of all three clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis. Between 1990 and 2019, both the mortality rate and DALYs for IHD and ischemic stroke declined across all age groups. Overall, the burden of atherosclerosis-related diseases has not significantly decreased and even shows signs of trending upward. These findings strongly suggest that despite some progress made, efforts to control atherosclerosis diseases globally need to be intensified.
Chen et al. (2023) studied this question.