Global, Regional, and Country-Specific Lifetime Risks of Stroke, 1990 and 2016

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Authors

The GBD 2016 Lifetime Risk of Stroke Collaborators · Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Abstract

In 2016, the global lifetime risk of stroke from the age of 25 years onward was approximately 25% among both men and women. There was geographic variation in the lifetime risk of stroke, with the highest risks in East Asia, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe. (Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.).

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 379, Issue 25, pp. 2429-2437

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1804492

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