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Table 6 Global and regional stroke burden and mortality attributable to air pollution in 2017

From: Socioeconomic status and stroke incidence, prevalence, mortality, and worldwide burden: an ecological analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

 

All-type stroke

Ischaemic stroke

Intracerebral haemorrhage

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Number (thousand)

Age-standardised rate

Number (thousand)

Age-standardised rate

Number (thousand)

Age-standardised rate

Number (thousand)

Age-standardised rate

Mean (95% uncertainty interval)

Mean (95% uncertainty interval)

Female to male ratio

Mean (95% uncertainty interval)

Mean (95% uncertainty interval)

Female to male ratio

Mean (95% uncertainty interval)

Mean (95% uncertainty interval)

Female to male ratio

Mean (95% uncertainty interval)

Mean (95% uncertainty interval)

Female to male ratio

DALYs (disability-adjusted life years) per 100,000 people

 Global

            

  Air pollution

16,385.6 (13,224.6 to 19,514.3)

201.9 (164.1 to 240.1)

0.7

5784.9 (4581.1 to 6995.0)

72.2 (57.4 to 87.3)

0.8

8967.4 (7270.6 to 10,723.3)

109.7 (89.3 to 130.8)

0.7

1633.3 (1272.4 to 2021.0)

19.9 (15.6 to 24.6)

0.9

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

10,515.5 (8248.0 to 12,877.4)

129.8 (101.6 to 159.0)

0.6

3950.2 (3040.2 to 4873.9)

49.4 (38.2 to 61.0)

0.7

5523.0 (4340.7 to 6835.3)

67.7 (53.2 to 83.2)

0.5

1042.2 (809.3 to 1314.3)

12.7 (9.9 to 16.0)

0.8

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

5870.2 (4573.4 to 7263.3)

72.0 (56.0 to 89.0)

1.0

1834.6 (1390.5 to 2329.5)

22.8 (17.3 to 28.9)

1.1

3444.4 (2660.7 to 4305.5)

42.0 (32.6 to 52.6)

0.9

591.2 (443.5 to 776.6)

7.2 (5.4 to 9.4)

1.1

 World Bank low income

  Air pollution

1233.7 (1026.6 to 1436.3)

372.2 (310.0 to 434.3)

1.0

346.8 (277.8 to 422.1)

117.0 (93.5 to 142.3)

1.3

785.9 (644.4 to 931.4)

229.0 (187.9 to 271.2)

0.9

100.9 (70.7 to 148.7)

26.2 (18.4 to 38.9)

0.8

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

257.8 (193.9 to 334.5)

78.5 (58.5 to 102.7)

0.6

73.5 (53.8 to 97.7)

25.0 (18.0 to 33.3)

0.8

161.9 (121.9 to 210.7)

47.6 (35.9 to 63.0)

0.5

22.4 (14.5 to 33.8)

5.9 (3.8 to 9.0)

0.5

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

975.9 (804.3 to 1161.0)

293.8 (241.9 to 349.1)

1.1

273.3 (215.0 to 339.1)

92.0 (71.8 to 114.4)

1.5

624.1 (505.2 to 755.4)

181.4 (145.9 to 219.7)

1.0

78.6 (53.5 to 116.6)

20.3 (13.9 to 30.6)

0.8

 World Bank lower middle income

  Air pollution

6858.7 (5569.0 to 8122.8)

282.1 (230.7 to 332.5)

0.8

2210.7 (1731.5 to 2754.2)

98.6 (76.9 to 121.9)

0.9

3864.7 (3106.8 to 4631.0)

154.2 (123.9 to 185.2)

0.8

783.2 (598.3 to 991.4)

29.3 (22.4 to 37.3)

1.0

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

3579.6 (2832.0 to 4445.7)

147.4 (116.4 to 182.6)

0.7

1215.2 (931.1 to 1532.2)

54.1 (41.6 to 68.1)

0.7

1961.2 (1538.8 to 2471.9)

78.2 (61.4 to 98.8)

0.6

403.2 (299.8 to 529.0)

15.1 (11.2 to 19.8)

0.8

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

3279.2 (2552.6 to 4049.6)

134.7 (105.1 to 165.7)

1.1

995.6 (753.2 to 1285.3)

44.5 (34.0 to 56.9)

1.2

1903.5 (1466.3 to 2394.9)

76.0 (58.7 to 95.4)

1.0

380.1 (281.3 to 507.2)

14.2 (10.6 to 19.0)

1.2

 World Bank upper middle income

  Air pollution

7302.6 (5851.4 to 8792.7)

220.8 (177.6 to 265.2)

0.6

2793.7 (2192.9 to 3426.0)

85.9 (67.6 to 105.6)

0.7

3912.0 (3133.7 to 4715.4)

117.0 (94.1 to 140.3)

0.6

596.9 (460.3 to 731.4)

17.9 (13.9 to 21.8)

0.8

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

5740.9 (4467.1 to 7074.4)

173.7 (136.2 to 213.7)

0.6

2249.4 (1720.3 to 2798.2)

69.2 (53.2 to 86.0)

0.6

3021.3 (2361.5 to 3694.9)

90.4 (71.0 to 110.6)

0.5

470.2 (364.2 to 588.9)

14.1 (10.9 to 17.5)

0.7

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

1561.7 (1139.5 to 2070.9)

47.1 (34.6 to 62.7)

0.9

544.3 (394.6 to 729.0)

16.7 (12.2 to 22.5)

0.9

890.7 (645.6 to 1181.3)

26.6 (19.6 to 35.4)

0.8

126.7 (91.7 to 169.8)

3.8 (2.8 to 5.0)

1.1

 World Bank high income

  Air pollution

884.9 (659.1 to 1137.8)

43.9 (32.6 to 55.8)

0.7

395.6 (288.5 to 517.8)

17.9 (13.3 to 23.3)

0.7

345.0 (257.0 to 445.4)

17.8 (13.1 to 22.8)

0.6

144.3 (104.1 to 188.1)

8.3 (6.0 to 10.7)

1.1

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

861.6 (640.1 to 1107.5)

42.8 (31.7 to 54.6)

0.7

383.8 (279.6 to 506.2)

17.3 (12.8 to 22.6)

0.7

336.7 (250.1 to 433.2)

17.3 (12.8 to 22.4)

0.6

141.2 (102.0 to 184.3)

8.1 (5.9 to 10.4)

1.0

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

23.2 (15.3 to 33.9)

1.1 (0.8 to 1.7)

1.1

11.8 (7.6 to 17.5)

0.5 (0.3 to 0.8)

1.2

8.3 (5.5 to 12.3)

0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)

0.9

3.2 (2.1 to 4.6)

0.2 (0.1 to 0.3)

1.7

Deaths per 100,000 people

 Global

  Air pollution

676.8 (550.5 to 806.6)

8.6 (7.0 to 10.3)

0.7

264.8 (209.1 to 322.5)

3.4 (2.7 to 4.2)

0.8

358.5 (291.8 to 427.7)

4.5 (3.6 to 5.4)

0.7

53.6 (42.7 to 65.3)

0.7 (0.5 to 0.8)

0.9

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

444.9 (346.0 to 549.3)

5.7 (4.4 to 7.0)

0.6

183.5 (139.9 to 228.2)

2.4 (1.8 to 3.0)

0.7

226.4 (176.0 to 279.9)

2.8 (2.2 to 3.5)

0.6

35.0 (27.3 to 44.1)

0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)

0.7

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

231.8 (179.6 to 287.2)

2.9 (2.3 to 3.6)

1.0

81.2 (62.4 to 103.8)

1.0 (0.8 to 1.3)

1.1

132.1 (101.5 to 164.5)

1.6 (1.3 to 2.0)

1.0

18.5 (13.9 to 24.3)

0.2 (0.2 to 0.3)

1.1

 World Bank low income

  Air pollution

45.1 (37.7 to 52.9)

16.2 (13.5 to 19.2)

1.0

14.5 (11.4 to 17.9)

5.9 (4.7 to 7.3)

1.3

27.7 (22.8 to 32.8)

9.4 (7.8 to 11.2)

0.9

2.8 (1.9 to 4.3)

0.9 (0.6 to 1.3)

0.7

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

9.5 (7.1 to 12.5)

3.5 (2.5 to 4.5)

0.6

3.1 (2.2 to 4.2)

1.3 (0.9 to 1.7)

0.8

5.8 (4.4 to 7.7)

2.0 (1.5 to 2.6)

0.6

0.7 (0.4 to 1.0)

0.2 (0.1 to 0.3)

0.5

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

35.5 (28.9 to 42.3)

12.8 (10.4 to 15.2)

1.1

11.4 (8.7 to 14.2)

4.7 (3.6 to 5.8)

1.5

21.9 (17.7 to 26.5)

7.4 (6.0 to 9.0)

1.0

2.2 (1.5 to 3.4)

0.7 (0.4 to 1.0)

0.8

 World Bank lower middle income

  Air pollution

262.0 (215.1 to 311.6)

12.3 (10.1 to 14.7)

0.9

97.2 (76.5 to 121.1)

5.1 (4.0 to 6.3)

0.9

141.5 (113.5 to 169.5)

6.3 (5.1 to 7.5)

0.8

23.4 (18.0 to 30.1)

1.0 (0.7 to 1.2)

1.0

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

136.7 (107.0 to 169.4)

6.4 (5.0 to 8.0)

0.7

53.1 (40.7 to 67.2)

2.8 (2.1 to 3.5)

0.7

71.6 (56.3 to 90.2)

3.2 (2.5 to 4.0)

0.6

12.0 (9.0 to 16.0)

0.5 (0.4 to 0.7)

0.8

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

125.4 (97.5 to 155.0)

5.9 (4.6 to 7.3)

1.1

44.1 (33.9 to 56.7)

2.3 (1.8 to 2.9)

1.2

69.9 (53.5 to 87.5)

3.1 (2.4 to 3.9)

1.0

11.4 (8.5 to 15.1)

0.5 (0.3 to 0.6)

1.2

 World Bank upper middle income

  Air pollution

319.5 (254.3 to 386.8)

10.2 (8.0 to 12.3)

0.7

128.9 (99.8 to 160.6)

4.2 (3.3 to 5.2)

0.7

168.7 (134.7 to 202.4)

5.3 (4.2 to 6.3)

0.6

21.9 (16.9 to 26.8)

0.7 (0.5 to 0.8)

0.8

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

251.1 (193.6 to 309.2)

8.0 (6.1 to 9.8)

0.6

104.3 (79.2 to 130.1)

3.4 (2.6 to 4.3)

0.6

129.6 (100.5 to 158.7)

4.0 (3.2 to 5.0)

0.5

17.2 (13.1 to 21.4)

0.5 (0.4 to 0.7)

0.7

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

68.5 (50.2 to 91.3)

2.2 (1.6 to 2.9)

0.9

24.6 (18.1 to 32.7)

0.8 (0.6 to 1.1)

0.9

39.1 (28.5 to 52.2)

1.2 (0.9 to 1.6)

0.9

4.7 (3.4 to 6.3)

0.1 (0.1 to 0.2)

1.1

 World Bank high income

  Air pollution

45.6 (33.5 to 59.2)

1.9 (1.4 to 2.4)

0.7

22.5 (16.0 to 30.5)

0.9 (0.6 to 1.1)

0.7

18.0 (13.3 to 23.3)

0.8 (0.6 to 1.0)

0.6

5.1 (3.9 to 6.6)

0.3 (0.2 to 0.3)

1.0

  Ambient particulate matter pollution

44.4 (32.6 to 58.0)

1.8 (1.4 to 2.4)

0.7

21.8 (15.5 to 29.6)

0.8 (0.6 to 1.1)

0.7

17.6 (12.9 to 22.8)

0.8 (0.6 to 1.0)

0.6

5.0 (3.8 to 6.5)

0.2 (0.2 to 0.3)

1.0

  Household air pollution from solid fuels

1.2 (0.8 to 1.7)

0.1 (0.0 to 0.1)

1.2

0.7 (0.4 to 1.0)

0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)

1.3

0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)

0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)

1.0

0.1 (0.1 to 0.2)

0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)

1.7

  1. Data were extracted from [8]. Rates are defined per 100,000 people