(NewsNation) — More than 1 in 3 people are living with a neurological condition, the World Health Organization found, and countries aren't prepared to deal with it.

The WHO's Global status report on neurology found 40% of the global population is affected by neurological conditions.

That amounts to more than 3 billion people and results in 11 million deaths globally each year.

The top neurological conditions that led to death and disability in 2021 were stroke, neonatal encephalopathy, migraine, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, diabetic neuropathy, meningitis, epilepsy, neurological complications from preterm birth, autism spectrum disorders and cancers affecting the nervous system.

Despite the number of neurological disorders, the WHO found that low-income countries have more than 80

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