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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Neurol. 2023 Oct 9;22(12):1160–1206. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00277-6

Table 2:

Estimates of mortality due to stroke, 2020 and 2050, by Global Burden of Disease super-region

Deaths per 100 000 person-years (95% UI) Millions of deaths (95% UI)
2020 2050 2020 2050
Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania
Overall 141·27 (121·11–159·81) 232·25 (192·44–277·01) 3·06 (2·62–3·46) 4·94 (4·09–5·90)
Overall (age-standardised) 127·68 (108·49–144·44) 82·54 (68·37–98·42) ·· ··
<60 years* 16·85 (14·51–19·24) 12·39 (9·35–15·59) 0·44 (0·38–0·50) 0·30 (0·22–0·37)
≥60 years* 895·16 (761·93–1014·07) 568·34 (467·50–677·61) 2·62 (2·23–2·96) 4·65 (3·83–5·51)
Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia
Overall 180·57 (162·50–198·46) 164·32 (140·17–192·41) 0·75 (0·68–0·83) 0·66 (0·56–0·77)
Overall (age-standardised) 119·26 (107·35–131·04) 62·53 (51·83–75·21) ·· ··
<60 years* 15·71 (13·89–17·55) 10·98 (6·89–16·45) 0·07 (0·07–0·08) 0·04 (0·03–0·07)
≥60 years* 836·25 (751·08–917·84) 419·53 (357·46–492·06) 0·68 (0·61–0·75) 0·61 (0·52–0·71)
High-income
Overall 74·69 (63·41–83·43) 69·50 (56·73–80·64) 0·81 (0·69–0·91) 0·78 (0·64–0·86)
Overall (age-standardised) 31·49 (27·14–34·92) 17·21 (14·17–20·20) ·· ··
<60 years* 3·66 (3·45–3·93) 2·80 (2·18–3·61) 0·05 (0·04–0·05) 0·03 (0·03–0·04)
≥60 years* 224·15 (190·90–250·25) 116·96 (96·01–136·27) 0·77 (0·64–0·86) 0·75 (0·61–0·86)
Latin America and Caribbean
Overall 48·58 (43·00–53·88) 61·80 (46·78–80·77) 0·29 (0·25–0·32) 0·42 (0·32–0·55)
Overall (age-standardised) 49·61 (43·68–54·98) 29·26 (21·48–39·93) ·· ··
<60 years* 9·07 (8·07–10·24) 6·49 (4·08–10·31) 0·05 (0·05–0·07) 0·05 (0·03–0·08)
≥60 years* 330·39 (285·51–367·33) 186·95 (140·68–246·18) 0·23 (0·20–0·26) 0·37 (0·28–0·48)
North Africa and Middle East
Overall 51·42 (45·70–57·70) 71·37 (52·93–98·35) 0·32 (0·28–0·36) 0·57 (0·43–0·80)
Overall (age-standardised) 86·57 (77·13–96·40) 48·23 (36·12–65·80) ·· ··
<60 years* 12·94 (10·83–15·52) 9·34 (6·05–14·37) 0·07 (0·06–0·08) 0·08 (0·05–0·12)
≥60 years* 596·41 (531·95–660·90) 317·51 (243·27–418·31) 0·25 (0·22–0·28) 0·50 (0·38–0·67)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Overall 36·80 (32·30–41·65) 38·62 (31·51–46·47) 0·41 (0·36–0·46) 0·78 (0·64–0·94)
Overall (age-standardised) 105·19 (92·64–118·00) 63·06 (52·63–73·21) ·· ··
<60 years* 17·20 (14·15–20·43) 11·07 (8·01–15·37) 0·11 (0·09–0·13) 0·18 (0·13–0·26)
≥60 years* 714·50 (625·28–798·08) 423·04 (357·14–484·48) 0·30 (0·26–0·33) 0·60 (0·50–0·69)
South Asia
Overall 54·30 (46·78–63·19) 75·24 (56·80–98·17) 0·99 (0·85–1·15) 1·56 (1·18–2·04)
Overall (age-standardised) 78·65 (67·53–91·29) 46·82 (35·04–61·58) ·· ··
<60 years* 14·49 (12·34–17·01) 11·14 (7·30–17·00) 0·21 (0·18–0·25) 0·29 (0·19–0·44)
≥60 years* 522·96 (447·36–605·91) 293·92 (222·43–374·88) 0·78 (0·67–0·90) 1·27 (0·97–1·62)

Data are absolute counts of deaths and rates per 100 000 person-years. 95% UI=95% uncertainty interval.

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Rates per 100 000 person-years are age-standardised, whereas absolute counts are not.