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. 2023 Jul 12;10(1):e001698. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001698

Table 1.

Comparison of global and Chinese disease prevalence in 1990 and 2019

Global (95% UI) China (95% UI)
Death cases
1990 (number) 2 520 219.25
(2 118 058.84–2 719 387.91)
1 243 959.29
(911 617.99–1 395 431.98)
2019 (number) 3 280 636.20
(2 902 854.65–3 572 366.99)
1 037 475.27
(888 769.13–1 265 527.51)
Percentage change between 1990 and 2019 30.17% −16.60%
ASDR
1990 (per 100 000) 72.98 (61.54–78.75) 217.94 (163.27–242.01)
2019 (per 100 000) 42.52 (37.63–46.31) 65.19 (55.51–80.08)
Percentage change between 1990 and 2019 −41.74% −70.08%
Incident cases
1990 (number) 8 722 965.83
(8 242 714.48–9 166 891.91)
2 385 576.74
(2 236 978.12–2 522 462.98)
2019 (number) 16 214 828.28
(15 224 111.02–17 220 809.42)
3 964 787.40
(3 602 170.38–4 357 679.63)
Percentage change between 1990 and 2019 85.89% 66.20%
ASIR
1990 (per 100 000) 216.47 (204.55–227.32) 288.05 (271.17–302.45)
2019 (per 100 000) 200.49 (188.63–212.57) 205.88 (188.41–223.62)
Percentage change between 1990 and 2019 −7.38% −25.53%
Prevalent cases
1990 (number) 114 923 955.16
(109 391 037.19–120 683 216.65)
27 750 213.17
(26 163 289.10–29 381 254.11)
2019 (number) 212 335 951.20
(200 422 145.86–225 097 833.53)
45 164 959.65
(41 126 104.45–49 616 063.06)
Percentage change between 1990 and 2019 84.76% 67.76%
ASPR
1990 (per 100 000) 2890.89 (2743.24–3038.08) 3300.94 (3104.83–3496.05)
2019 (per 100 000) 2638.20 (2492.17–2796.14) 2404.42 (2195.91–2636.26)
Percentage change between 1990 and 2019 −8.74% −27.16%

ASDR, age-standardized death rate; ASIR, age-standardized incidence rate; ASPR, age-standardized prevalence rate.