Delhi: Rising temperature is a major cause of brain stroke, men are more at risk

In Central and South Asia, where men work more in hot, humid climates, men are at greater risk. A new research study has found that dramatic changes in temperature increase the risk of brain stroke. However, incredibly, unfavorable temperatures were somehow responsible for 5,21,031 deaths due to stroke in 2019. Disability has also increased due to this. The study is based on data from 1990 to 2019 and analyzes health and temperature-related data in more than 200 countries. In a study published in the journal Neurology, researchers clarified that the study suggests a link between climate change and stroke. However, more research is needed to fully prove that climate change causes strokes.

91 percent of deaths occur due to temperature fluctuations

According to the study, about 91 percent of the more than five lakh deaths due to stroke were caused by extreme fluctuations in ideal temperature. Of these, temperatures above the norm were responsible for 4,74,002 deaths. Along with this, unseasonal heat, cold and rain were also responsible for this. Apart from this, the effect of rising temperature is also increasing.

Men are at greater risk than women

Due to changes in temperature, the risk of stroke is much higher in men than in women. The rate of stroke deaths due to temperature fluctuations was 7.7 per million men; Whereas in women this ratio was 5.89. In Central and South Asia, men were found to work more in hot, humid and humid environments than women and men had a higher risk of stroke.

Risk of stroke increases in the elderly

Research says rising temperatures have increased the risk of stroke for the elderly, especially in areas with health care disparities. Rising temperatures in Central Asia have led to an alarming increase in stroke cases.

5 million people may die from ischemic stroke

According to another study published in the journal Neurology, ischemic stroke killed 2 million people worldwide in the 1990s. This number of deaths has increased to 30 lakh in 2019. Researchers predict that ischemic stroke could cause more than 5 million deaths by 2030.