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. 2023 Sep 18;24(1):126. doi: 10.1186/s10194-023-01659-1

Table 2.

Incidence of tension-type headache between 1990 and 2019 in 15 to 39 years at the global and regional level

1990 2019
Location Number ASR Number ASR EAPC_95%CI
Global 239,729,661.3 (195,868,914.9–287,251,453.3) 10,929.1 (8929.5–13,095.6) 329,572,706.8 (267,549,826.6–393,981,605.7) 11,104.7 (9014.9–13,274.9) 0.05 (0.03–0.06)
High SDI 44,628,145.8 (36,137,436.8–53,412,593) 13,814 (11,185.8–16,533.1) 45,109,288.5 (36,512,867–54,000,246.1) 13,615.6 (11,020.9–16,299.2) -0.08 (-0.09–0.07)
High-middle SDI 53,068,497.7 (43,604,762.4–63,255,771.3) 10,975.6 (9018.3–13,082.5) 57,082,218.3 (46,505,090.9–68,433,467.9) 11,047 (9000.1–13,243.8) 0.02 (-0.01–0.04)
Middle SDI 72,642,170.5 (59,672,321.1–87,682,954.1) 9729.8 (7992.6–11,744.4) 98,305,842.8 (79,715,357.4–118,093,819.3) 10,513 (8524.9–12,629.1) 0.28 (0.26–0.29)
Low-middle SDI 48,656,105.4 (39,811,897.1–58,516,686) 10,925.7 (8939.7–13,139.9) 81,958,855.6 (66,846,042–98332852.8) 11,146.4 (9091.1–13,373.3) 0.04 (0.03–0.06)
Low SDI 20,608,804.9 (16,753,057.2–24,815,223.5) 10,633.3 (8643.9–12,803.7) 46,932,112.4 (38,103,091.8–56,604,800.7) 10,482.7 (8510.6–12,643.1) -0.07 (-0.09–0.06)
Andean Latin America 1,314,085.1 (1,056,395–1594178.6) 8503.4 (6835.9–10,315.9) 2,247,752 (1,828,936.8–2,729,540.8) 8753.3 (7122.3–10,629.5) 0.13 (0.11–0.15)
Australasia 997,847.3 (809,359.5–1,199,511.9) 12,236.7 (9925.2–14,709.7) 1,193,287 (959,727.3–1,434,531.9) 12,279.9 (9876.4–14,762.5) 0 (-0.01–0)
Caribbean 1,537,569.3 (1,244,281.9–1,853,602.5) 10,363.8 (8386.9–12,494) 1,885,680.8 (1,525,390.9–2,258,477.2) 10,401.8 (8414.4–12,458.3) 0.01 (0–0.01)
Central Asia 3,843,975 (3,127,657.6–4,612,757.7) 13,500.1 (10,984.4–16,200.1) 5,137,289.3 (4,152,077.3–6,156,349.4) 13,560.1 (10,959.6–16,249.9) 0.01 (0–0.02)
Central Europe 6,175,004.1 (5,011,563.3–7,400,129.2) 13,418.4 (10,890.2–16,080.6) 4,810,748.6 (3,880,641.8–5,754,574.2) 13,508.5 (10,896.7–16,158.7) 0.03 (0.03–0.04)
Central Latin America 7,355,078.3 (5,964,477.6–8,880,279.7) 10,782.8 (8744.2–13,018.8) 10,919,311.5 (8,899,286.4–13,041,697.4) 10,812.9 (8812.5–12,914.6) 0 (0–0.01)
Central Sub-Saharan Africa 2,190,670 (1,766,748.6–2,678,063.8) 10,551.9 (8510–12899.6) 5,471,231.1 (4,412,608.1–6,687,698.8) 10,562.3 (8518.6–12,910.7) 0 (0–0)
East Asia 43,616,660 (36,011,950.7–52,881,675) 7692.8 (6351.6–9326.9) 43,199,921.5 (34,624,993.7–52,353,148.8) 8376.9 (6714.2–10,151.9) 0.38 (0.3–0.45)
Eastern Europe 12,702,347.2 (10,285,493.9–15,108,741.4) 14,805.9 (11,988.8–17,610.8) 10,237,733.6 (8,200,770.4–12,224,870.3) 14,917.4 (11,949.3–17,812.9) 0.01 (0–0.03)
Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa 6,443,362.9 (5,225,204.2–7,809,726.4) 9139.3 (7411.5–11,077.4) 14,894,226.7 (12,094,618.1–18,078,505.2) 8931.7 (7252.8–10,841.2) -0.11 (-0.13–0.09)
High-income Asia Pacific 9,006,221.3 (7,350,379.1–10,689,822.8) 13,333.2 (10,881.8–15,825.7) 7,092,111.2 (5,766,620.8–8,549,159.6) 13,497.9 (10,975.2–16,271) 0.05 (0.04–0.06)
High-income North America 17,366,641.3 (13,959,146.2–20,786,027.6) 15,358.7 (12,345.2–18,382.7) 18,434,902.7 (15,006,436–21976833.5) 15,171.7 (12,350.1–18,086.7) -0.07 (-0.08–0.05)
North Africa and Middle East 13,588,051.8 (11,009,646–16433627.5) 10,007.2 (8108.3–12,102.9) 26,070,649.9 (21,025,583.9–31,637,848.3) 10,080.6 (8129.9–12,233.3) 0 (-0.01–0.01)
Oceania 257,851.6 (208,398.9–312,988.2) 9794.9 (7916.4–11,889.4) 536,407.8 (435,518.2–649,536) 9856.8 (8002.9–11,935.6) 0.02 (0.01–0.02)
South Asia 50,478,948 (41,381,424.9–60,912,766.5) 11,685.8 (9579.7–14,101.2) 90,138,800.5 (73,763,193–108,381,706.1) 11,723.6 (9593.8–14,096.3) -0.05 (-0.08–0.02)
Southeast Asia 21,753,619.5 (17,635,541.6–26,115,630.7) 11,053.2 (8960.8–13,269.6) 30,365,389.5 (24,508,512.3–36,453,815.1) 11,180.4 (9023.9–13,422.2) 0.04 (0.03–0.04)
Southern Latin America 2,285,327.6 (1,856,687.2–2,735,719.2) 11,974.1 (9728.2–14,333.9) 3,069,986.4 (2,479,222.7–3,675,108.3) 12,071.2 (9748.3–14,450.5) 0.03 (0.03–0.04)
Southern Sub-Saharan Africa 2,446,098.3 (1,992,436.5–2,929,712.3) 11,156.2 (9087.1–13,361.9) 3,815,945 (3,083,405.4–4,594,034.8) 11,329.4 (9154.5–13,639.5) 0.05 (0.04–0.06)
Tropical Latin America 7,866,415.5 (6,380,831.9–9,464,492.9) 12,230.8 (9921–14,715.5) 10,906,868.1 (8,863,260.6–13,156,294.4) 12,241.9 (9948.1–14,766.6) -0.02 (-0.04–0)
Western Europe 20,357,516.9 (16,555,699.2–24,474,327) 14,130.7 (11,491.8–16,988.3) 18,659,939.6 (15,108,379.1–22,418,249.8) 14,239.9 (11,529.6–17,108) 0.02 (0.01–0.02)
Western Sub-Saharan Africa 8,146,370.5 (6,581,974.6–9,810,011.9) 11,456.8 (9256.7–13,796.5) 20,484,524 (16,538,361.8–24,629,001.4) 11,434.5 (9231.7–13,748) -0.02 (-0.02–0.01)

Abbreviations: EAPC Estimated annual percentage change, SDI Sociodemographic Index, UI Uncertainty interval, TTH Tension-type headaches