Stroke incidence is declining in high-income countries but increasing in the rest of the world, with most of the burden due to hemorrhagic stroke and much of it falling on the young.
High-income countries have made major strides in combating cardiovascular disease over the past few decades, but the burden of noncommunicable diseases appears to be increasing globally (http://viajwat.ch/1hD6vnK). Researchers with the Global Burden of Diseases 2010 initiative have combined published study results and World Health Organization databases to assess how these trends have affected worldwide patterns of stroke.
Feigin and colleagues report that between 1990 and 2010, high-income countries witnessed a significant 12% decrease in stroke incidence, whereas stroke incidence in middle- and low-income countries rose nonsignificantly by 12% (95% confidence interval, −3% to 22%). In contrast to these divergent trends in stroke incidence,…
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DisclosuresSpeaker’s bureauGenentech
Grant / Research supportNational Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Michael Goldberg Stroke Research Fund
Editorial boardsPLOS One; Scientific Reports
Leadership positions in professional societiesNeurocritical Care Society (Research Committee Member)