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The shifting burden of gastrointestinal and liver diseases across 11 Southeast Asian nations: a 1990–2021 systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study Cover

The shifting burden of gastrointestinal and liver diseases across 11 Southeast Asian nations: a 1990–2021 systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study

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|Oct 2025

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Figure 1.

Overall age-standardized DALY rates for GI and liver diseases in SEA nations from 1990 to 2021. DALY, disability-adjusted life year; GI, gastrointestinal; SEA, Southeast Asian.
Overall age-standardized DALY rates for GI and liver diseases in SEA nations from 1990 to 2021. DALY, disability-adjusted life year; GI, gastrointestinal; SEA, Southeast Asian.

Figure 2.

(A) Top 5 GI cause DALY rate trends in Timor-Leste, (B) Thailand, (C) Singapore, (D) Philippines, (E) Myanmar, (F) Malaysia, (G) Laos, (H) Indonesia, (I) Cambodia, (J) Brunei Darussalam, (K) Vietnam. DALY, disability-adjusted life year; GI, gastrointestinal.
(A) Top 5 GI cause DALY rate trends in Timor-Leste, (B) Thailand, (C) Singapore, (D) Philippines, (E) Myanmar, (F) Malaysia, (G) Laos, (H) Indonesia, (I) Cambodia, (J) Brunei Darussalam, (K) Vietnam. DALY, disability-adjusted life year; GI, gastrointestinal.

Top 3 SEA nations by age-standardized DALY rates for each selected GI and liver disease, 2021

DALY rates per 100,000 population. Percent change relative to 1990
CountryDALY rate 2021 (95% UI)DALY rate 1990% change (1990–2021)
Appendicitis
Cambodia40.5 (24.7–66.7)103.3–60.8
Myanmar30.9 (19.9–48.2)101.4–69.5
Timor-Leste27.0 (16.0–55.9)55.5–51.4
Chronic hepatitis B including cirrhosis
Cambodia563.3 (371.6–781.8)1,053.0–46.5
Myanmar338.7 (216.8–470.6)618.2–45.2
Indonesia327.8 (264.8–420.8)531.1–38.3
Chronic hepatitis C including cirrhosis
Cambodia470.1 (305.2–670.1)818.0–42.5
Indonesia468.1 (374.9–581.9)708.2–33.9
Myanmar262.0 (170.3–372.4)465.2–43.7
Cirrhosis due to alcohol
Cambodia351.2 (225.6–523.6)481.4–27.0
Indonesia190.4 (146.0–245.7)266.9–28.7
Myanmar184.3 (110.9–276.0)283.3–34.9
Colon and rectum cancers
Brunei Darussalam466.4 (393.7–547.7)674.4–30.8
Malaysia418.7 (364.6–469.1)399.4+4.8
Thailand380.3 (287.9–486.3)320.2+ 18.8
Diarrheal diseases
Indonesia941.7 (649.5–1190.9)7454.6–87.4
Lao People’s Democratic Republic736.5 (511.3–1047.9)8292.4–91.1
Timor-Leste721.7 (498.5–1011.0)7015.5–89.7
Gallbladder and biliary tract cancers
Thailand150.3 (74.0–207.8)156.3–3.9
Brunei Darussalam53.4 (41.1–68.1)86.2–38.1
Viet Nam27.2 (18.4–40.8)25.1+8.5
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Singapore51.8 (25.7–94.0)51.5+0.7
Brunei Darussalam48.6 (24.5–87.3)48.6–0.1
Indonesia43.4 (21.7–78.1)43.4+0.0
Inflammatory bowel disease
Brunei Darussalam16.3 (12.8–21.7)20.1–18.8
Cambodia10.3 (6.3–14.6)13.7–25.0
Indonesia8.9 (6.3–10.8)12.9–31.1
Liver cancer due to NASH
Thailand27.7 (17.7–42.3)31.1–11.0
Viet Nam25.9 (16.5–39.0)26.6–2.6
Malaysia15.7 (10.3–22.5)9.9+58.8
Liver cancer due to alcohol use
Viet Nam94.7 (57.2–150.6)69.7+35.8
Thailand87.7 (58.3–126.9)105.2–16.7
Lao People’s Democratic Republic47.8 (28.0–72.0)59.9–20.2
Liver cancer due to hepatitis B
Viet Nam161.3 (106.4–246.1)225.0–28.3
Thailand133.1 (91.9–186.6)202.9–34.4
Brunei Darussalam118.3 (84.0–161.1)202.5–41.6
Liver cancer due to hepatitis C
Brunei Darussalam79.3 (52.1–110.6)112.4–29.5
Viet Nam50.8 (29.5–80.6)61.8–17.8
Cambodia44.5 (23.5–78.4)61.8–28.0
Pancreatic cancer
Brunei Darussalam130.4 (106.0–156.9)129.3+0.8
Thailand118.8 (91.6–154.1)91.9+29.3
Singapore106.6 (98.3–114.4)123.7–13.8
Pancreatitis
Cambodia68.1 (42.7–107.9)80.9–15.8
Myanmar63.0 (37.0–119.0)80.3–21.5
Malaysia59.8 (46.2–80.0)63.9–6.5
Peptic ulcer disease
Cambodia552.2 (327.1–868.7)1175.8–53.0
Timor-Leste342.4 (227.4–522.8)556.0–38.4
Lao People’s Democratic Republic327.3 (232.0–457.9)833.0–60.7
Total burden related to NAFLD
Thailand62.5 (43.0–87.2)52.9+18.1
Indonesia58.0 (40.7–79.0)48.5+19.7
Cambodia53.2 (34.9–80.5)68.0–21.8

Top 3 GI and liver disease causes with the highest relative percentage change in age-standardized DALY rates by SEA nations from 1990 to 2021

DALY rates per 100,000 population
Cause of DALYsDALY rate 1990DALY rate 2021 (95% UI)% change (1990–2021)
Brunei Darussalam
Other digestive diseases31.932.8 (27.5–38.7)+2.9
Pancreatic cancer129.3130.4 (106.0–156.9)+0.8
Gastroesophageal reflux disease48.648.6 (24.5–87.3)–0.1
Cambodia
Pancreatic cancer64.384.2 (63.4–108.4)+31.0
Liver cancer due to alcohol use34.442.6 (19.9–87.0)+23.6
Colon and rectum cancer333.5353.1 (262.5–456.9)+5.9
Indonesia
Pancreatic cancer58.995.3 (68.8–122.1)+61.7
Liver cancer due to NASH8.511.9 (6.4–18.4)+38.8
Colon and rectum cancer239.1297.6 (223.3–371.8)+24.5
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Pancreatic cancer64.675.6 (54.3–102.6)+17.0
Gastroesophageal reflux disease41.241.2 (20.9–74.3)+0.1
Gallbladder and biliary diseases112.1108.4 (76.3–146.2)–3.4
Malaysia
NAFLD including cirrhosis11.819.5 (12.4–28.1)+65.3
Total burden related to NAFLD21.635.1 (26.4–46.9)+62.3
Liver cancer due to NASH9.915.7 (10.3–22.5)+58.8
Myanmar
Pancreatic cancer62.875.7 (55.6–100.2)+20.5
Liver cancer due to alcohol use12.714.3 (7.0–31.8)+12.4
Liver cancer due to NASH7.37.4 (3.2–13.7)+ 1.3
Philippines
Pancreatic cancer60.588.4 (73.4–105.6)+46.0
Colon and rectum cancer263.2342.3 (287.2–402.3)+30.1
NAFLD including cirrhosis11.913.0 (8.9–18.1)+9.9
Singapore
Paratyphoid fever0.00.0 (0.0–0.0)+14.1
Gastroesophageal reflux disease51.551.8 (25.7–94.0)+0.7
Pancreatic cancer123.7106.6 (98.3–114.4)–13.8
Thailand
Peptic ulcer disease8.230.4 (24.1–38.7)+271.2
NAFLD including cirrhosis21.834.8 (21.9–52.4)+59.7
Gastritis and duodenitis20.226.2 (18.2–36.7)+30.0
Timor-Leste
Pancreatic cancer41.153.2 (41.0–67.7)+29.4
Colon and rectum cancer212.8227.2 (171.7–296.9)+6.8
Gastroesophageal reflux disease40.941.0 (20.8–73.8)+0.3
Viet Nam
Pancreatic cancer35.253.4 (38.9–66.4)+51.6
Colon and rectum cancer208.8299.9 (228.8–365.5)+43.6
Liver cancer due to alcohol use69.794.7 (57.2–150.6)+35.8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2025-0030 | Journal eISSN: 1875-855X | Journal ISSN: 1905-7415
Language: English
Page range: 281 - 295
Published on: Oct 31, 2025
Published by: Chulalongkorn University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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