Global Burden of Disease analysis reveals a rising lifetime stroke risk of 24.9% in adults, highlighting persistent regional disparities linked to socio-demographic development.
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 or older was 24·9%, an increase from 22·8% in 1990. The estimate includes an almost equal risk of stroke among women and men, and an 18·3% risk of ischaemic stroke and 8·2% risk of haemorrhagic stroke.1 Furthermore, the lifetime risk varies by Socio-demographic Index (SDI; 23·5% for high SDI, 31·1% for high-middle SDI, and 13·2% for low SDI countries); the low risk in the low SDI group is attributed to the high numbers of competing causes of mortality.
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