Table 2.

Annual percentage change of 1-month case fatality after ischaemic stroke according to geographical region

Region	Number of study periods	Annual change, % (95% CI)	P value
Overall	77	−0.1 (−0.2 to 0.05)	0.063
Asia	11	0.1 (−0.1 to 0.4)	0.396
Australia and New Zealand	8	0.2 (0.1 to 0.4)	0.010
Europe	43	−0.2 (−0.4 to −0.01)	0.037
North America	7	−0.2 (−0.4 to −0.04)	0.018
South America and Caribbean	8	−0.4 (−0.9 to 0.2)	0.167