Global Burden of High BMI-Related Stroke in Older Adults, 1990-2021
83,007 deaths in 2021 were attributed to high BMI-related ischemic stroke among adults aged 70 and older, according to Global Burden of Disease 2021 estimates. The dataset quantifies deaths, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and population-attributable fractions by sex, age, country, and socio-demographic index from 1990 to 2021, with projections to 2044. It was authored by Zhendong Huang and published on figshare.