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Burden and Trends of Aortic Aneurysms in Individuals Aged 55 and Older from 1990 to 2021: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Cover

Burden and Trends of Aortic Aneurysms in Individuals Aged 55 and Older from 1990 to 2021: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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|Jan 2026

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Table 1

Mortality rates for AA in individuals aged 55 and older at global and regional levels, along with the associated AAPCs from 1990 to 2021.

LOCATION199020211990–2021
CASES (95% UI)ASMR PER 100,000 (95% UI)CASES (95% UI)ASMR PER 100,000 (95% UI)CASES CHANGE (95% CI)AACP (95% CI)
Globe
Total79607.58 (74397.50–84032.01)13.90 (12.74–14.78)138450.22 (123753.62–149214.49)9.93 (8.69–10.84)73.92 (62.85–82.44)–1.07 (–1.15 to –0.99)
Male51281.87 (48272.13–55304.78)21.31 (19.62–22.98)82322.88 (75999.88–89458.15)13.61 (12.25–14.90)60.53 (51.85–69.91)–1.45 (–1.54 to –1.36)
Female28325.71 (25536.14–31234.34)8.72 (7.61–9.66)56127.33 (47405.49–62050.43)7.04 (5.84–7.92)98.15 (79.15–113.26)–0.70 (–0.80 to –0.59)
SDI
High SDI51071.57 (47779.66–52698.60)26.41 (24.48–27.53)63673.55 (54171.11–68784.57)15.37 (13.21–16.61)24.68 (13.49–31.39)–1.77 (–1.85 to –1.69)
High-middle SDI15596.83 (14863.36–16247.41)10.23 (9.50–10.80)30776.97 (28510.43–32911.58)9.14 (8.24–9.89)97.33 (82.26–111.47)–0.36 (–0.67 to –0.04)
Middle SDI6900.25 (6360.25–7667.24)5.29 (4.74–5.96)24295.67 (22015.17–26392.91)5.96 (5.23–6.58)252.10 (211.02–290.42)0.40 (0.31–0.49)
Low-middle SDI3794.10 (3001.84–5161.93)4.70 (3.66–6.46)14323.09 (11893.41–19198.01)6.97 (5.68–9.35)277.51 (213.93–345.28)1.31 (1.20–1.42)
Low SDI2125.00 (1286.46–3694.07)7.33 (4.41–12.70)5204.64 (3240.03–8583.43)7.94 (4.83–13.05)144.92 (100.28–199.32)0.28 (0.12–0.43)
GBD Regions
Andean Latin America156.06 (132.58–185.43)5.20 (4.10–6.63)460.04 (383.35–551.60)4.85 (3.78–6.19)194.78 (131.33–277.43)–0.18 (–0.66 to –0.30)
Australasia1826.72 (1712.05–1933.55)45.36 (39.99–50.39)1492.29 (1298.04–1620.05)14.45 (12.19–16.35)–18.31 (–26.43 to –11.80)–3.67 (–3.94 to –3.41)
Caribbean855.56 (790.97–913.64)21.12 (18.80–23.59)1318.58 (1159.34–1476.95)14.33 (12.26–16.54)54.12 (35.95–73.16)–1.19 (–1.61 to –0.77)
Central Asia336.45 (289.44–402.37)4.57 (3.88–5.53)1234.08 (1095.70–1383.65)10.46 (9.13–11.84)266.79 (198.04–339.71)2.69 (2.28–3.10)
Central Europe3847.21 (3687.46–3977.96)15.84 (14.88–16.67)6213.49 (5716.40–6801.20)15.40 (13.80–17.11)61.51 (49.56–76.63)–0.21 (–0.59 to –0.17)
Central Latin America987.94 (942.54–1027.58)8.23 (7.51–8.91)2908.56 (2525.26–3328.30)7.26 (6.12–8.40)194.41 (157.08–236.30)–0.49 (–0.89 to –0.10)
Central Sub-Saharan Africa400.39 (217.61–667.45)14.64 (7.58–25.62)856.67 (477.70–1397.99)13.02 (6.91–22.07)113.96 (61.29–183.37)–0.38 (–0.45 to –0.31)
East Asia1849.72 (1512.66–2299.32)1.57 (1.28–1.95)7699.48 (6220.92–9524.14)2.18 (1.74–2.71)316.25 (192.52–474.42)1.07 (0.88–1.26)
Eastern Europe5640.40 (5427.65–5884.70)12.23 (11.53–12.93)11842.32 (10896.40–12763.24)18.97 (17.09–20.77)109.96 (92.54–126.98)1.79 (0.80–2.78)
Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa911.76 (533.71–1555.47)9.68 (5.59–16.50)2037.54 (1104.09–3371.79)9.54 (5.14–15.69)123.47 (66.78–200.84)–0.03 (–0.14 to –0.08)
High-income Asia Pacific4894.03 (4516.10–5125.51)15.40 (13.92–16.44)24857.23 (20020.26–27617.45)23.71 (19.61–26.32)407.91 (341.50–454.19)1.41 (1.25–1.58)
High-income North America18539.85 (17178.63–19326.41)29.24 (26.73–30.79)12703.78 (11188.78–13505.33)10.48 (9.22–11.27)–31.48 (–34.98 to –29.10)–3.29 (–3.61 to –2.98)
North Africa and Middle East766.43 (573.16–1035.34)3.18 (2.19–4.57)2932.09 (2522.52–3433.24)4.59 (3.66–5.77)282.56 (166.76–439.21)1.23 (1.03–1.43)
Oceania37.26 (28.44–49.94)11.99 (8.81–16.35)87.15 (67.88–110.86)10.04 (7.45–13.49)133.86 (88.29–194.57)–0.57 (–0.77 to –0.38)
South Asia2840.08 (1796.93–4566.73)3.77 (2.35–6.08)13965.31 (10035.92–20377.61)6.57 (4.75–9.57)391.72 (267.06–581.29)1.85 (1.34–2.36)
Southeast Asia1738.50 (1397.58–2180.37)5.59 (4.37–7.21)6540.62 (5719.64–7554.84)7.57 (6.20–9.11)276.22 (194.00–376.33)0.96 (0.84–1.08)
Southern Latin America1914.56 (1777.46–2074.10)25.23 (21.98–28.64)2149.33 (1971.42–2315.96)14.00 (12.24–15.76)12.26 (–0.14–25.04)–1.82 (–2.01 to –1.62)
Southern Sub-Saharan Africa586.50 (460.12–706.69)16.03 (12.15–20.05)995.40 (902.88–1093.07)12.71 (10.94–14.66)69.72 (41.49–121.68)–0.77 (–1.04 to –0.49)
Tropical Latin America2245.90 (2134.43–2334.05)16.67 (15.29–17.82)8764.08 (7980.25–9279.91)20.74 (18.39–22.52)290.23 (265.49–310.71)0.78 (0.60–0.96)
Western Europe27754.95 (26032.69–28621.87)26.54 (24.69–27.79)26510.00 (23076.72–28162.70)14.11 (12.39–15.13)–4.49 (–11.39 to –0.28)–2.03 (–2.20 to –1.86)
Western Sub-Saharan Africa1477.30 (780.91–2627.39)12.84 (6.64–23.00)2882.18 (1444.99–4848.08)11.83 (5.90–20.06)95.10 (45.92–144.01)–0.26 (–0.37 to –0.14)

[i] AA, aortic aneurysm; AAPC, average annual percentage change; ASMR, age-standardized mortality rate; SDI, sociodemographic index; GBD, Global Burden of Disease; UI, uncertainty intervals; CI, confidence interval.

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Figure 1

Joinpoint regression analysis of the global ASMR (A) and ASDR (B) for AA in individuals aged 55 and older from 1990 to 2021. ASMR: age-standardized mortality rate; ASDR: age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rate; AA: aortic aneurysm. *indicates that the APC is significantly different from zero at the alpha = 0.05 level.

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Figure 2

Global AA deaths and death rates (A), DALYs and DALY rates (B) in 2021, categorized by age and gender. The blue and red lines represent the rates for males and females, respectively, with the shaded area showing the 95% uncertainty intervals. AA: aortic aneurysm; DALYs: disability-adjusted life years.

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Figure 3

ASMR (A) and ASDR (B) of AA among individuals aged 55 and older in 204 countries and territories in 2021. ASMR: age-standardized mortality rate; ASDR: age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rate; AA: aortic aneurysm.

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Figure 4

ASMR (A) and ASDR (B) of AA among individuals aged 55 and older from 1990 to 2021 across 21 regions classified by SDI. ASMR: age-standardized mortality rate; ASDR: age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rate; AA: aortic aneurysm; SDI: sociodemographic index.

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Figure 5

Forecasts for the number of deaths (A), ASMR (B), DALYs (C), and ASDR (D) for AA by 2050. The red solid line represents the projections from 2022 to 2050, with the shaded area indicating the 95% confidence interval. ASMR: age-standardized mortality rate; DALYs: disability-adjusted life years; ASDR: age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rate; AA, aortic aneurysm.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1517 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: May 7, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 5, 2026
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Published on: Jan 21, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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