Strokes could lead to about 10 million deaths per year by 2050, a report by the Lancet Neurology journal says. The study says deaths due to strokes could rise by 47% in 30 years, from 6.6 million people dying from strokes in 2020 to 9.7 million by 2050.
And most of these deaths, 91% are expected to be from low- and middle-income countries, rising from 86% in 2020. Meanwhile, deaths due to strokes are expected to reduce for high-income countries from 14% in 2020 to 9% by 2050, indicating a widening gap between the two.
South East Asia Region comprises 11 countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timor Leste) accounting for 40 out of 100 deaths due to strokes globally.
For India, strokes are already a huge burden, with non-communicable diseases being the second most common cause of death.
The average age of South East Asians the Lancet points having strokes was lower at 56.6 to 59 years compared to the global average of 62 years and there was a higher number of younger people, at or below 45 years getting strokes was higher at 16-18% versus the global average of 11.8%.
Some of the key reasons for the rising burden of the disease is due to factors such as an ageing population combined with low awareness and rising risk factors such as unhealthy lifestyles and uncontrolled existing non-communicable diseases ranging from blood pressure, and diabetes to cholesterol and obesity.
Interestingly pollution has been a risk factor as well with Bangladesh at the highest risk at 40% followed by India’s risk at 25%.
(Edited by : Amrita Das)
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