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

Stroke accounts for almost 5% of all disability-adjusted life-years and 10% of all deaths worldwide, with the bulk of this burden (>75% of deaths from stroke and >80% of disability-adjusted life-years) occurring in low-income and middle-income countries. According to several surveys, the global…

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