Key result
India faces over ~1 million annual strokes, driven by surging diabetes and dyslipidemia rates.
Why the study?
India faces a rising burden of stroke due to increasing diabetes, dyslipidemia, and sedentary lifestyle amid its large population and longer life expectancy.
Rising stroke burden in India amid rising diabetes may warrant prevention focus; leaves open targeted strategies for LMICs.
Worldwide, cerebrovascular diseases are responsible for 6.15 million deaths (10.8% of all deaths)(1) and are the second most common cause of mortality; 87% of stroke deaths occur in low or middle income countries.(2) With the world's second largest population, India is witnessing several adverse trends for the cardiovascular health of its population, including a rapid rise in the proportion of patients with diabetes and dyslipidemia, and the relative lack of exercise among the general population. India has the world's largest population of patients with diabetes, with over 62 million people with diabetes in 2011.(3) At the current time, the population in India is projected to have over 1 million strokes per year. This figure will surely rise in the coming decades due to longer life expectancy and the downstream influence of risk factors such as diabetes.
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Mehndiratta et al. (2013) conducted an editorial in Stroke. India is projected to experience over 1 million strokes per year, driven by rapidly rising rates of diabetes, dyslipidemia, and lack of exercise.
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