Fig. 1
From: Microfluidic models of the neurovascular unit: a translational view
Global causes of death according to the World Health Organization’s Global Health Estimates. Data includes all sexes and age groups. Importantly, numbers strongly differ between different continents (not shown here). While stroke is among the most common causes of death in all continents, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are less prevalent in developing regions in which the average life expectancy is lower