The number of stroke deaths worldwide is set to climb 50% to nearly 10 million by 2050, with most cases occurring in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new wide-ranging report from the World Stroke Organization-Lancet Neurology Commission.
The paper also projected that strokes will cause more disability worldwide, estimating that disability-adjusted life-years – the years of life lost and years living with stroke-induced disability – will grow about 30% to reach 190 million by 2050.