Donkor Eric S
School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Stroke Res Treat. 2018 Nov 27;2018:3238165. doi: 10.1155/2018/3238165. eCollection 2018.
Stroke is ranked as the second leading cause of death worldwide with an annual mortality rate of about 5.5 million. Not only does the burden of stroke lie in the high mortality but the high morbidity also results in up to 50% of survivors being chronically disabled. Thus stroke is a disease of immense public health importance with serious economic and social consequences. The public health burden of stroke is set to rise over future decades because of demographic transitions of populations, particularly in developing countries. This paper provides an overview of stroke in the 21 century from a public health perspective.
中风是全球第二大致死原因，年死亡率约为550万。中风的负担不仅在于高死亡率，其高发病率还导致高达50%的幸存者长期残疾。因此，中风是一种具有重大公共卫生意义的疾病，会产生严重的经济和社会后果。由于人口结构转变，尤其是在发展中国家，中风的公共卫生负担在未来几十年将呈上升趋势。本文从公共卫生角度概述21世纪的中风情况。
