The Global Burden of Cirrhosis and Other Chronic Liver Diseases in 2021
National University of Singapore · Texas Tech University · +10 more institutions
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The burden of cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases has changed in recent years due to shifts in the contributing aetiologies. We estimated the burden of cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases, including etiological and regional differences, across 204 countries and territories from 2010 to 2021. APPROACH AND RESULTS: We analysed temporal trends in the burden of cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases utilising data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. We estimated annual frequencies and age-standardised rates (ASRs) of incident cases, deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) by sex, country, World Health Organisation region and its contributing aetiologies. In…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 48.61
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 56
Authors
20- EKEthan Kai Jun Tham
National University of Singapore
- DJDarren Jun Hao Tan
National University of Singapore
- PDPojsakorn Danpanichkul
Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- CHCheng Han Ng
Kurume University, National University Hospital
- NSNicholas Syn
National University of Singapore
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Cirrhosis
- Chronic liver disease
- Incidence (geometry)
- Steatohepatitis
- Etiology
- Liver disease
- Internal medicine
- Good health and well-being
Funding
- MRMedical Research Council
- NMNational Medical Research CouncilAward: MOH-001370
- NHNational Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteAwards: P30DK120515, P01HL147835
- NINational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesAwards: R01DK121378, P30DK120515, U01DK061734, U01DK130190, R01DK106419, R01DK124318
- NCNational Center for Advancing Translational SciencesAwards: U01DK061734, U01DK130190, P30DK120515, R01DK121378, 5UL1TR001442, R01DK124318, R01DK106419