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. 2021 Oct;20(10):795–820. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00252-0

Table 1.

Absolute number and age-standardised rates per year of incident and prevalent strokes, deaths from stroke and DALYs due to stroke in 2019, and percentage change globally for 1990–2019, by pathological types of stroke

Incidence (95% UI)
Deaths (95% UI)
Prevalence (95% UI)
DALYs (95% UI)
2019 Percentage change, 1990–2019 2019 Percentage change, 1990–2019 2019 Percentage change, 1990–2019 2019 Percentage change, 1990–2019
Ischaemic stroke
Absolute number, millions 7·63 (6·57 to 8·96) 88·0% (83·0 to 92·0) 3·29 (2·97 to 3·54) 61·0% (46·0 to 75·0) 77·19 (68·86 to 86·46) 95·0% (92·0 to 99·0) 63·48 (57·83 to 68·99) 57·0% (43·0 to 68·0)
Age-standardised rate, per 100 000 people 94·51 (81·9 to 110·76) −10·0% (−12·0 to −8·0) 43·50 (39·08 to 46·77) −34·0% (−39·0 to −28·0) 951·0 (849·2 to 1064·1) −2·0% (−3·0 to 0·0) 798·8 (727·5 to 866·9) −29·0% (−35·0 to −23·0)
Intracerebral haemorrhage
Absolute number, millions 3·41 (2·97 to 3·91) 43·0% (41·0 to 45·0) 2·89 (2·64 to 3·10) 37·0% (22·0 to 51·0) 20·66 (18·02 to 23·42) 58·0% (56·0 to 60·0) 68·57 (63·27 to 73·68) 25·0% (12·0 to 36·0)
Age-standardised rate, per 100 000 people 41·81 (36·53 to 47·88) −29·0% (−30·0 to −28·0) 36·04 (32·98 to 38·67) −36·0% (−43·0 to −29·0) 248·8 (217·1 to 281·4) −17·0% (−18·0 to −15·0) 823·8 (769·2 to 894·7) −37·0% (−43·0 to −31·0)
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Absolute number, millions 1·18 (1·01 to 1·39) 61·0% (56·0 to 65·0) 0·37 (0·33 to 0·42) −12·0% (−25·0 to 26·0) 8·40 (7·19 to 9·83) 65·0% (60·0 to 68·0) 11·18 (9·89 to 12·67) −14% (−26·0 to 17·0)
Age-standardised rate, per 100 000 people 14·46 (12·33 to 16·94) −17·0% (−19·0 to −15·0) 4·66 (4·13 to 5·17) −57·0% (−64·0 to −39·0) 101·6 (87·1 to 118·5) −37·0% (−43·0 to −31·0) 136·5 (120·8 to 154·7) −54·0% (−61·0 to −37·0)
Total stroke
Absolute number, millions 12·22 (11·04 to 13·59) 70·0% (67·0 to 73·0) 6·55 (6·00 to 7·02) 43·0% (31·0 to 55·0) 101·47 (93·21 to 110·53) 85·0% (83·0 to 88·0) 143·23 (133·10 to 153·24) 32·0% (22·0 to 42·0)
Age-standardised rate, per 100 000 people 150·8 (136·5 to 167·5) −17·0% (−18·0 to −15·0) 84·2 (76·8 to 90·2) −36·0% (−42·0 to −31·0) 1240·3 (1139·7 to 1353·0) −6·0% (−7·0 to −5·0) 1768·1 (1640·7 to 1889·4) −36·0% (−42·0 to −31·0)

Absolute numbers in millions and age-standardised rates per 100 000 people are presented to two decimal places and percentage change is shown to one decimal place. UI=uncertainty interval. DALY=disability-adjusted life-year.