According WHO estimates, cardiovascular diseases are the second most common cause of death in Africa.¹ Of the prevailing cardiovascular diseases in Africa, stroke was the top killer and the fourth leading cause of all deaths in 2015.¹ Globally, the highest age-standardised incidence of stroke is in Africa.² Hitherto, however, the epidemiology of stroke in Africa has not been characterised optimally,³ leading to ineffective prevention and control.

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非洲可改变的中风危险因素：SIREN的经验教训

据世卫组织估计，心血管疾病是非洲第二大最常见的死亡原因。¹在非洲流行的心血管疾病中，中风是2015年所有死亡的头号杀手和第四大死因^。1在全球范围内，按年龄划分的中风发病率最高的国家是非洲。²然而，迄今为止，非洲中风的流行病学还没有得到最佳描述，³导致无效的预防和控制。