Burden of smoking-related stroke in Saudi Arabia: trends from 1990 to 2021
While the rates of deaths, DALYs, and YLLs attributable to smoking-related stroke decreased in Saudi Arabia between 1990 and 2021, YLDs significantly increased, mainly in males during the same period. This emphasizes the need for targeted intervention focused mainly on the younger and middle-aged males.
Authors
- Abdulelah Mastour Aldhahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4270-9494)
- Ibrahim A. AlDraiwiesh
- Jaber Saud Alqahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1795-5092)
- Tope Oyelade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1151-0295)
Institutions
- King Salman Center for Disability Research (SA)
- Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences
- University College London (GB)
- Keele University (GB)
- Jazan University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324039
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.40
Funders
- King Salman Center for Disability Research