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Global, Regional, and National Burden of Pancreatic Cancer, 1990–2019: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 Cover

Global, Regional, and National Burden of Pancreatic Cancer, 1990–2019: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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|May 2023

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Table 1

Incident cases, deaths, and DALYs of Pancreatic Cancer and ASRs per 100,00 population from 1990 and 2019 by Global Burden of Disease.

CHARACTERISTICS199020191990–2019
INCIDENT CASESASIR PER 100,000INCIDENT CASESASIR PER 100,000EAPC
NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% CI)
Overall197,348
(188,604–203,971)
5.2
(5–5.4)
530,297
(486,175–573,635)
6.6
(6–7.1)
0.83
(0.78–0.87)
Sex
    Male104,052
(99,198–108,991)
6
(5.7–6.3)
279,903
(256,009–303,427)
7.5
(6.8–8.1)
0.84
(0.79–0.9)
    Female93,296
(88,534–96,902)
4.5
(4.3–4.7)
250,393
(223,820–275,352)
5.7
(5.1–6.3)
0.81
(0.77–0.85)
Socio-demographic index
    Low3632
(2909–4342)
1.6
(1.3–1.9)
12,561
(11,018–14,176)
2.5
(2.2–2.9)
1.67
(1.62–1.72)
    Low-middle10,304
(8852–11,799)
1.8
(1.5–2)
46,939
(42,996–51,039)
3.5
(3.2–3.8)
2.4
(2.36–2.45)
    Middle27,405
(25,465–29,352)
2.7
(2.5–2.9)
117,095
(104,632–130,584)
4.8
(4.3–5.3)
2.03
(1.97–2.1)
    High-middle64,779
(62,374–67,157)
6.1
(5.9–6.4)
156,544
(142,579–170,422)
7.7
(7–8.3)
0.74
(0.66–0.83)
    High91,158
(87,225–93,124)
8.7
(8.3–8.9)
196,919
(174,831–215,526)
10.2
(9.1–11.1)
0.62
(0.58–0.67)
Regions
    Andean Latin America395
(349–445)
2
(1.7–2.2)
2870
(2344–3463)
5.2
(4.3–6.3)
3.64
(3.01–4.27)
    Australasia1823
(1740–1887)
7.8
(7.4–8)
4427
(3566–5396)
8.7
(7–10.7)
0.45
(0.38–0.52)
    Caribbean417
(396–437)
1.6
(1.5–1.7)
2649
(2216–3090)
5.1
(4.3–6)
3.84
(3.05–4.63)
    Central Asia1157
(1027–1295)
2.5
(2.2–2.8)
4116
(3761–4529)
5.8
(5.3–6.4)
3.66
(3.27–4.04)
    Central Europe12,294
(11,948–12,568)
8.3
(8.1–8.5)
22,048
(19,435–24,834)
10.3
(9.1–11.7)
0.79
(0.71–0.87)
    Central Latin America3527
(3403–3621)
4.4
(4.2–4.5)
12,504
(10,826–14,378)
5.4
(4.6–6.2)
0.45
(0.33–0.56)
    Central Sub-Saharan Africa477
(384–597)
2.2
(1.7–2.7)
1403
(1106–1769)
2.7
(2.2–3.4)
0.54
(0.26–0.82)
    East Asia27,929
(24,282–31,467)
3.2
(2.8–3.6)
119,571
(102,244–138,482)
5.8
(5–6.7)
2.31
(2.13–2.5)
    Eastern Europe18,854
(17,939–20,052)
6.7
(6.4–7.1)
27,330
(24,669–30,295)
8
(7.2–8.8)
0.28
(0.04–0.52)
    Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa1385
(1157–1634)
1.9
(1.6–2.2)
4460
(3755–5247)
2.8
(2.4–3.3)
1.41
(1.35–1.47)
    High-income Asia Pacific18,798
(17,948–19,289)
9.5
(9–9.8)
49,450
(41,236–56,372)
10.2
(8.7–11.7)
0.37
(0.27–0.48)
    High-income North America31,874
(30,346–32,741)
9
(8.6–9.2)
65,345
(57,314–74,242)
10.3
(9.1–11.7)
0.5
(0.47–0.53)
    North Africa and Middle East4519
(3841–5331)
2.7
(2.3–3.2)
22,237
(19,273–25,716)
5.3
(4.6–6.1)
2.5
(2.38–2.62)
    Oceania50
(40–64)
1.8
(1.4–2.2)
166
(133–209)
2.5
(2–3.1)
1.09
(0.97–1.21)
    South Asia7582
(6136–8936)
1.4
(1.1–1.7)
38,731
(34,043–43,732)
2.9
(2.5–3.2)
2.45
(2.38–2.53)
    Southeast Asia5951
(5439–6512)
2.4
(2.2–2.6)
25,376
(20,339–31,451)
4.3
(3.5–5.3)
2.04
(2–2.08)
    Southern Latin America3945
(3652–4247)
8.6
(8–9.3)
8841
(6977–11,035)
10.5
(8.3–13.1)
0.55
(0.4–0.7)
    Southern Sub-Saharan Africa1170
(1017–1399)
4.4
(3.8–5.3)
3303
(2984–3657)
6.1
(5.5–6.7)
0.93
(0.63–1.22)
    Tropical Latin America4477
(4307–4624)
5.1
(4.9–5.3)
14,752
(13,632–15,617)
6.2
(5.7–6.5)
0.73
(0.68–0.78)
    Western Europe48,837
(46,858–49,902)
8.4
(8.1–8.6)
92,785
(80,325–105,234)
10
(8.7–11.4)
0.69
(0.61–0.78)
    Western Sub-Saharan Africa1886
(1556–2244)
2.2
(1.9–2.6)
7932
(6509–9408)
4.5
(3.8–5.3)
2.44
(2.39–2.5)
CHARACTERISTICS199020191990–2019
DEATHS CASESASMR PER 100,000DEATHS CASESASMR PER 100,000EAPC
NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% CI)
Overall198,051
(189,329–204,763)
5.3
(5.1–5.5)
531,107
(491,948–566,537)
6.6
(6.1–7.1)
0.77
(0.73–0.81)
Sex
    Male103,312
(98,381–108,764)
6.1
(5.8–6.4)
278,174
(257,505–298,745)
7.5
(7–8.1)
0.79
(0.74–0.85)
    Female94,739
(89,322–98,184)
4.6
(4.3–4.8)
252,934
(225,846–273,820)
5.8
(5.1–6.2)
0.74
(0.71–0.77)
Socio-demographic index
    Low3732
(2987–4466)
1.7
(1.4–2)
12,946
(11,336–14,669)
2.7
(2.4–3.1)
1.66
(1.61–1.71)
    Low-middle10,534
(8989–11,991)
1.9
(1.6–2.2)
48,532
(44,310–53,080)
3.8
(3.4–4.1)
2.38
(2.34–2.43)
    Middle27,840
(25,926–29,775)
2.9
(2.7–3.1)
120,021
(107,034–134,529)
5
(4.5–5.6)
2
(1.93–2.07)
    High-middle66,079
(63,329–68,574)
6.4
(6.1–6.6)
159,583
(146,077–170,902)
7.8
(7.2–8.4)
0.69
(0.61–0.77)
    High89,795
(85,585–91,855)
8.5
(8.1–8.7)
189,782
(171,237–200,955)
9.6
(8.8–10.2)
0.49
(0.45–0.53)
Regions
    Andean Latin America412
(365–463)
2.1
(1.9–2.4)
3007
(2470–3615)
5.5
(4.5–6.6)
3.61
(2.97–4.24)
    Australasia1760
(1671–1822)
7.5
(7.1–7.8)
4158
(3736–4560)
8.1
(7.4–8.9)
0.32
(0.24–0.4)
    Caribbean433
(410–453)
1.7
(1.6–1.8)
2741
(2302–3188)
5.3
(4.4–6.2)
3.78
(2.99–4.58)
    Central Asia1174
(1039–1321)
2.6
(2.3–2.9)
4144
(3780–4556)
6.1
(5.5–6.7)
3.69
(3.3–4.07)
    Central Europe12,578
(12,196–12,873)
8.6
(8.3–8.8)
22,801
(19,902–25,677)
10.6
(9.3–11.9)
0.75
(0.67–0.83)
    Central Latin America3642
(3508–3742)
4.6
(4.4–4.8)
12,898
(11,082–14,848)
5.6
(4.8–6.4)
0.38
(0.27–0.5)
    Central Sub-Saharan Africa486
(397–603)
2.3
(1.9–2.8)
1424
(1129–1786)
2.9
(2.4–3.6)
0.52
(0.23–0.8)
    East Asia28,252
(24,692–32,012)
3.3
(3–3.8)
122,002
(104,214–140,812)
6
(5.1–6.9)
2.25
(2.07–2.43)
    Eastern Europe19,237
(18,286–20,441)
6.9
(6.5–7.3)
28,129
(25,268–31,110)
8.2
(7.3–9.1)
0.28
(0.05–0.51)
    Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa1428
(1197–1679)
2
(1.7–2.4)
4636
(3921–5448)
3.1
(2.6–3.6)
1.47
(1.4–1.54)
    High-income Asia Pacific17,677
(16,887–18,130)
9
(8.6–9.3)
45,214
(38,768–48,954)
9.2
(8.2–9.9)
0.16
(0.06–0.25)
    High-income North America31,377
(29,759–32,260)
8.8
(8.4–9)
63,557
(59,249–66,551)
9.9
(9.3–10.3)
0.44
(0.41–0.47)
    North Africa and Middle East4594
(3889–5424)
2.8
(2.4–3.4)
22,277
(19,357–25,691)
5.5
(4.8–6.3)
2.42
(2.25–2.59)
    Oceania51
(40–65)
1.9
(1.5–2.4)
167
(134–209)
2.6
(2.2–3.2)
1.08
(0.96–1.19)
    South Asia7736
(6243–9125)
1.5
(1.2–1.8)
40,012
(35,017–45,582)
3
(2.7–3.5)
2.41
(2.34–2.48)
    Southeast Asia6067
(5546–6595)
2.5
(2.3–2.7)
26,038
(20,861–32,271)
4.6
(3.6–5.7)
2.04
(2–2.08)
    Southern Latin America4114
(3795–4446)
9.1
(8.4–9.8)
9199
(8438–9924)
10.9
(10–11.7)
0.49
(0.34–0.63)
    Southern Sub-Saharan Africa1205
(1037–1437)
4.7
(4–5.6)
3411
(3078–3764)
6.5
(5.9–7.2)
0.96
(0.68–1.24)
    Tropical Latin America4601
(4399–4752)
5.4
(5.1–5.6)
15,313
(14,138–16,225)
6.4
(5.9–6.8)
0.69
(0.63–0.74)
    Western Europe49,267
(47,112–50,393)
8.4
(8–8.6)
91,771
(83,319–97,811)
9.7
(8.9–10.2)
0.56
(0.5–0.61)
    Western Sub-Saharan Africa1962
(1645–2306)
2.4
(2–2.8)
8209
(6811–9708)
4.9
(4.1–5.7)
2.45
(2.4–2.5)
CHARACTERISTICS199020191990–2019
DALYS CASESASDR PER 100,000DALYS CASESASDR PER 100,000EAPC
NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% UI)NO. (95% CI)
Overall4,647,207
(4,465,440–4,812,129)
115.5
(110.8–119.6)
11,549,016
(10,777,405–12,338,912)
139.6
(130.2–149.1)
0.67
(0.63–0.71)
Sex
    Male2,622,005
(2,488,009–2,776,580)
137.3
(130.5–144.9)
6,484,586
(5,984,574–6,995,914)
164.7
(151.9–177.4)
0.68
(0.62–0.73)
    Female2,025,202
(1,934,140–2,102,632)
95
(90.6–98.5)
5,0644,29
(4,630,521–5,462,302)
116
(106–125.1)
0.66
(0.63–0.68)
Socio-demographic index
    Low100,183
(80,547–120,048)
39.7
(31.8–47.5)
335,996
(293,809–382,001)
61.4
(53.9–69.7)
1.55
(1.49–1.6)
    Low-middle280,954
(240,632–321,228)
44.2
(37.7–50.4)
1,188,693
(1,080,191–1,309,276)
84.2
(76.7–92.5)
2.29
(2.25–2.33)
    Middle753,881
(697,543–811,889)
67.9
(63.1–72.8)
2,901,059
(2,595,114–3,249,069)
112.5
(100.6–126)
1.81
(1.75–1.87)
    High-middle1,618,722
(1,552,786–1,680,981)
147.6
(141.6–153.3)
3,553,955
(3,272,690–3,819,144)
174.4
(160.4–187.4)
0.51
(0.42–0.6)
    High1,891,864
(1,832,587–1,922,820)
184.5
(179–187.4)
3,564,050
(3,347,923–3,733,175)
199.6
(188.7–208.4)
0.32
(0.28–0.35)
Regions
    Andean Latin America10,198
(8982–11,509)
48
(42.3–54.1)
66,402
(53,656–80,688)
117.5
(95.2–142.4)
3.37
(2.77–3.98)
    Australasia37,286
(35,951–38,447)
159.5
(153.7–164.4)
78,744
(72,376–85,204)
166.8
(153.8–180.2)
0.22
(0.13–0.3)
    Caribbean10,060
(9583–10,536)
38.2
(36.4–39.9)
60,169
(50,197–70,456)
116
(96.7–135.6)
3.74
(2.97–4.51)
    Central Asia30,118
(27,058–33,497)
62
(55.4–69.2)
107,574
(97,906–118,737)
137.9
(125.8–151.8)
3.46
(3.06–3.86)
    Central Europe304,303
(297,472–310,263)
204.8
(200–208.9)
489,691
(428,369–552,784)
242
(211.1–273.7)
0.6
(0.52–0.68)
    Central Latin America89,927
(87,650–92,047)
103.2
(100.3–105.9)
296,170
(255,205–343,366)
123.6
(106.8–143.3)
0.37
(0.26–0.48)
    Central Sub-Saharan Africa13,594
(10,913–17,110)
54.7
(44.7–67.8)
39,510
(30,534–50,482)
67.7
(53.6–85.2)
0.46
(0.18–0.73)
    East Asia781,223
(674,711–895,330)
81.8
(71.1–93.2)
2,912,678
(2,471,047–3,375,822)
137
(116.5–158.7)
2.01
(1.84–2.18)
    Eastern Europe491,781
(468,431–523,367)
173.9
(165.6–185.3)
666,519
(598,990–741,493)
200.9
(180.3–223.3)
0.07
(–0.2–0.34)
    Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa38,360
(31,928–45,128)
47.7
(39.9–56)
123,529
(103,041–147,354)
70.3
(59.2–82.9)
1.37
(1.31–1.43)
    High-income Asia Pacific392,978
(380,803–400,893)
192
(185.6–196)
762,660
(686,247–808,974)
183.5
(169–192.9)
–0.11
(–0.2––0.01)
    High-income North America653,052
(632,123–666,614)
191.9
(186.3–195.7)
1,263,073
(1,201,537–1,309,882)
208.7
(199.4–216.1)
0.29
(0.27–0.32)
    North Africa and Middle East122,095
(104,334–144,551)
66.5
(56.7–78.7)
563,612
(484,686–654,879)
123
(106.4–142.5)
2.21
(2.05–2.37)
    Oceania1,410
(1,116–1,808)
43.8
(34.8–55.7)
4,604
(3,628–5,874)
60.3
(48.4–75.8)
1.03
(0.9–1.16)
    South Asia207,394
(169,063–244,804)
34.6
(27.9–40.8)
970,655
(854,924–1,107,519)
67.1
(59–76.4)
2.35
(2.24–2.45)
    Southeast Asia165,650
(150,118–181,571)
59.7
(54.3–65)
646,986
(519,553–799,457)
101.9
(81.8–126.1)
1.76
(1.71–1.82)
    Southern Latin America92,630
(86,352–99,146)
198.7
(185.4–212.7)
189,704
(175,665–203,127)
230.6
(214.1–246.9)
0.35
(0.2–0.5)
    Southern Sub-Saharan Africa30,733
(26,892–35,882)
106.6
(92.4–125.9)
83,713
(75,199–93,014)
143.3
(128.9–159.2)
0.84
(0.54–1.13)
    Tropical Latin America115,708
(111,570–119,204)
121.2
(116.5–124.9)
347,279
(325,679–365,771)
141.1
(132.1–148.8)
0.6
(0.55–0.64)
    Western Europe1,009,116
(980,031–1,026,588)
181
(176.2–184.1)
1,668,725
(1,5594,86–1,757,416)
199.5
(188–209.3)
0.41
(0.34–0.47)
    Western Sub-Saharan Africa49,592
(41,432–59,036)
54.2
(45.3–64.1)
207,020
(170,260–247,579)
105.8
(87.5–125.8)
2.31
(2.26–2.36)

[i] ASIR, age-standardized incidence rate; ASMR, age-standardized mortality rate; ASDR, age-standardized DALYs rate; EAPC, estimated annual percentage change; CI, confidence interval; UI, uncertainty interval.

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Figure 1

The number cases and ASRs of pancreatic cancer from 1990 to 2019. (A) The incidence, death and DALYs cases and rate of pancreatic cancer caused by global; (B) The incidence, death and DALYs cases and rate of pancreatic cancer caused by SDI regions; (C) The ASIR, ASMR, and ASDR of pancreatic cancer. ASIR, Age-standardized incidence rate; ASMR, age-standardized mortality rate; ASDR, age-standardized DALYs rate.

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Figure 2

The national burden of pancreatic cancer for both sexes in 204 countries and territories. (A) The ASIR, ASMR, and ASDR of pancreatic cancer in 2019; (B) The relative change in incidence, deaths, and DALYs cases of pancreatic cancer between 1990 and 2019; (C) The EAPC of pancreatic cancer ADIR, ASMR, and ASDR from 1990 to 2019. ASIR, Age-standardized incidence rate; ASMR, age-standardized mortality rate; ASDR, age-standardized DALYs rate; EAPC, estimated annual percentage change.

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Figure 3

The correlation between EAPC and pancreatic cancer ASIR in 1990 and HDI in 2019. EAPC, estimated annual percentage change; ASIR, Age-standardized incidence rate; HDI, human development index.

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Figure 4

ASIR of pancreatic cancer in global and 21 regions by SDI, 1990–2019. ASIR, age-standardized incidence rate; SDI, sociodemographic index.

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Figure 5

ASIR of pancreatic cancer in 204 countries by SDI, 1990–2019. ASIR, age-standardized incidence rate; SDI, sociodemographic index.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4019 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 15, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 28, 2023
Published on: May 25, 2023
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