Stroke case fatality in sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The burden of stroke is high in sub-Saharan Africa; however, few data are available on long-term mortality.

Objective: To estimate over one-month stroke case fatality in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed according to meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines (PROSPERO protocol: CRD42020192439), on five electronic databases (PubMed, Science direct, AJOL, EMBASE, and Web of Sciences).