Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising

THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns.

Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in 2021, up 70% since 1990, according to a team led by Valery Feigin, of the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand.

It's now the third leading cause of death in the world, killing more than 7.3 million people each year.

It doesn't have to be this way, since stroke is largely preventable, experts say.