Over 30 years, the global stroke burden has increased dramatically, with the bulk of the burden falling on lower and lower-middle-income countries.
Internationally, the global stroke burden has increased by 70 per cent in terms of the incidence of strokes, 43 per cent in deaths and 102 per cent in prevalence over the last 30 years, with the bulk of the burden falling on lower and lower-middle-income countries.
A message from Australian Stroke Alliance co-chair Professor Geoffrey Donnan AO, past president of the World Stroke Organisation: