Epidemiology and risk factors of stroke in the Americas: a comprehensive narrative literature review
Gisele Sampaio Silva, Jose Danilo Diestro, Christopher Tarzi, Teruko Kishibe, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz, Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco, Bruce Ovbiagele, Gustavo Saposnik, Carlos Abanto, Matias Alet, Bassel Almarie, Tony Fabián Alvarez, Pablo Amaya, Sebastian Ameriso, Antonio Arauz, Miguel A Barboza, Hernán B · 2026
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Gisele Sampaio Silva and colleagues published a 2026 narrative review of stroke epidemiology and risk factors across the Americas, synthesizing Global Burden of Disease estimates and national data. The region recorded 1.2 million new strokes and 15.7 million people living with stroke's effects in the cited 2023 estimates. Age-adjusted rates fell after 1990, yet recent analyses show a worrying rebound, particularly among younger adults.
Patterns differ between countries. Incidence runs higher in Latin America and the Caribbean, while prevalence runs lower than in wealthier settings, a combination reflecting weaker acute care and higher death rates after stroke. Social and racial inequities delay treatment and worsen recovery. More than 75 percent of the stroke burden traces to modifiable risk factors in the cited analyses, which the authors use to argue the epidemic is largely preventable. Their conclusion is a call for system-level action rather than new knowledge, since the main risk factors are well identified.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gisele Sampaio Silva, Jose Danilo Diestro, Christopher Tarzi, Teruko Kishibe, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz, Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco, Bruce Ovbiagele, Gustavo Saposnik, Carlos Abanto, Matias Alet, Bassel Almarie, Tony Fabián Alvarez, Pablo Amaya, Sebastian Ameriso, Antonio Arauz, Miguel A Barboza, Hernán B |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |