Background Although stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, no
comprehensive and comparable assessment of incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability …

Background The burden of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke varies between regions and
over time. With differences in prognosis, prevalence of risk factors, and treatment strategies …

Reliable data on stroke incidence and prevalence are essential for calculating the burden of
stroke and the planning of prevention and treatment of stroke patients. In the current study …

Background The contribution of various risk factors to the burden of stroke worldwide is
unknown, particularly in countries of low and middle income. We aimed to establish the …

Background: The burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many
regions of the world. Objectives: The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated …

Importance Elevated systolic blood (SBP) pressure is a leading global health risk.
Quantifying the levels of SBP is important to guide prevention policies and interventions …

Background: Global stroke epidemiology is changing rapidly. Although age-standardized
rates of stroke mortality have decreased worldwide in the past 2 decades, the absolute …

Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)
provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform …

Stroke is a global health problem and is the second commonest cause of death and a
leading cause of adult disability worldwide. 1 Moreover, the number of patients with stroke …

OBJECTIVE To estimate the relative risk of stroke associated with exposure to
environmental tobacco smoke (ETS, passive smoking) and to estimate the risk of stroke …