World Stroke Organization (WSO): Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2025
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Among non-communicable disorders (NCDs), stroke remains the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of death and disability combined (as expressed by disability-adjusted life-years lost - DALYs) in the world. The estimated global cost of stroke is over US$890 billion (0.66% of the global GDP). From 1990 to 2021, the burden (in terms of the absolute number of cases) increased substantially (70.0% increase in incident strokes, 44.0% deaths from stroke, 86.0% prevalent strokes, and 32% DALYs), with the bulk of the global stroke burden (87.0% of deaths and 89.0% of DALYs) residing in lower-income and lower-middle-income countries (LMIC). Stroke attributable to metabolic risks constituted 69·0% of all strokes, environmental risks constituted 37.0%, and behavioural risks constituted 35·0%. This World Stroke Organisation (WSO) Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2025 provides the most updated information that can be used to inform communication with all internal and external stakeholders; all statistics have been reviewed and approved for use by the WSO Executive Committee as well as leaders from the Global Burden of Disease research group.Description
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Acute stroke therapy, Blood pressure, Cerebral Infarction, Cost factors, Epidemiology, Prevention, Risk factors, Stroke, Stroke prevalence, Acute stroke therapy, Blood pressure, Cerebral Infarction, Cost factors, Epidemiology, Prevention, Risk factors, Stroke, Stroke prevalence, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1109 Neurosciences, Neurology & Neurosurgery, 3202 Clinical sciences, 3209 Neurosciences, 4201 Allied health and rehabilitation science
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International Journal of Stroke, ISSN: 1747-4930 (Print); 1747-4949 (Online), SAGE Publications, 17474930241308142-17474930241308142. doi: 10.1177/17474930241308142
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