Table 1.
Search terms (Medline).
Figure 1.
Flow diagram of search strategy.
Table 2.
Overall characteristics of retained studies.
Figure 2.
Pooled crude incidence rates of stroke from population-based studies.
Figure 3.
Pooled crude incidence rates of stroke from hospital-based studies.
Figure 4.
Pooled crude prevalence rates of stroke survivors from population-based studies.
Table 3.
Summary of data from studies reporting crude incidence of stroke.
Table 4.
Summary of data from studies reporting crude prevalence of stroke survivors (all population/community-based).
Figure 5.
Bubble graph showing relationship between age and crude incidence of stroke, with size of bubble corresponding to sample size.
Table 5.
Estimated new stroke cases and incidence rates in Africa in 2009 (estimates derived from bubble graph model and United Nations population figures).
Figure 6.
Bubble graph showing relationship between age and crude prevalence of stroke survivors, with size of bubble corresponding to sample size.
Table 6.
Estimated number of stroke survivors and prevalence in Africa in 2009 (estimates derived from bubble graph model and United Nations population figures).