China Stroke Statistics 2019: a wealth of opportunities for stroke prevention

摘要

The China Stroke Statistics published in this issue of the journal1 represent an enormous undertaking. It included data on 3 010 204 patients who had a stroke admitted in 2018 to 1853 tertiary care hospitals and compiled data from multiple sources on stroke and stroke risk factors in China. The authors and the huge team of workers who must have compiled the statistics are to be commended on this enormous effort. In the report is a wealth of data on what is wrong in China to cause such a high risk of stroke but also a wealth of opportunity to make a difference. The reason this is so important is that ~80% of strokes are preventable.