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April 29, 2026Exploration of neuroscienceOpen Access

Stroke burden and epidemiological trends in Saudi Arabia: 1990–2021

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Comprehensive analysis reveals shifting stroke trends and significant risk factors in Saudi Arabia, highlighting treatment gaps.

Key Points

  • To analyze trends in stroke incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years in Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 2021.
  • Analyzed Global Burden of Disease 2021 data for Saudi Arabia and additional hospital registry data.
  • Calculated age-standardized incidence rates, mortality rates, and DALY rates for different stroke subtypes.
  • Used Poisson regression models to examine sex differences in stroke occurrence.
  • Pooled annual stroke incidence was 29 per 100,000 population (95% CI: 15–47).
  • Ischemic stroke accounted for 79–87% of all cases, with significant yearly decreases in age-standardized DALYs of 9.28 per 100,000 (p < 0.001).
  • Major modifiable risk factors include hypertension (57.7%), diabetes (49.4%), and obesity (42.0%).

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Ahmed Abdulaziz Almohammadi (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f1a015edf4b46824806c10https://doi.org/10.37349/en.2026.1006135
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