Estimated Burden of Stroke in China in 2020

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Authors

Wen‐Jun Tu · Beijing Tian Tan Hospital

Zhenping Zhao · National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention

Peng Yin · National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention

Lei Cao · National Health and Family Planning Commission

Jingsheng Zeng · The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

Dawei Chen · Chinese People's Liberation Army

Abstract

In a large, nationally representative sample of adults aged 40 years or older, the estimated prevalence, incidence, and mortality rate of stroke in China in 2020 were 2.6%, 505.2 per 100 000 person-years, and 343.4 per 100 000 person-years, respectively, indicating the need for an improved stroke prevention strategy in the general Chinese population.

Topics & Keywords

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 6, Issue 3, pp. e231455-e231455

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1455

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