Table.
Prevalence and burden of DALYs and deaths due to rheumatoid arthritis in 2020, and changes from 1990 to 2020, by sex and region
| Number of prevalent cases, 2020 |
Age-standardised prevalence rate |
Number of deaths, 2020 |
Age-standardised death rate |
Number of DALYs |
Age-standardised DALY rate |
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| Rate per 100 000, 2020 | Percentage change, 1990–2020 | Rate per 100 000, 2020 | Percentage change, 1990–2020 | Number, 2020 | Percentage change, 1990–2020 | Rate per 100 000, 2020 | Percentage change, 1990–2020 | |||
| Global | 17 600 000 (15 800 000 to 20 300 000) | 208·8 (186·8 to 241·1) | 14·1% (12·7 to 15·4) | 38 300 (33 500 to 44 000) | 0·5 (0·4 to 0·5) | −23·8% (−29·3 to −17·5) | 3 060 000 (2 320 000 to 3 860 000) | 96·2% (88·6 to 102·6) | 36·4 (27·6 to 45·9) | −1·0% (−5·5 to 2·2) |
| Males | 4 870 000 (4 310 000 to 5 710 000) | 119·8 (106·3 to 140·0) | 17·2% (15·6 to 18·7) | 12 400 (9200 to 14 300) | 0·3 (0·3 to 0·4) | −16·5% (−30·9 to −6·3) | 894 000 (679 000 to 1 130 000) | 106·7% (94·6 to 116·2) | 22·3 (17·0 to 28·0) | 2·4% (−4·7 to 8·0) |
| Females | 12 700 000 (11 400 000 to 14 500 000) | 293·5 (262·7 to 336·3) | 13·6% (12·0 to 15·0) | 25 900 (22 200 to 30 400) | 0·6 (0·5 to 0·7) | −25·9% (−32·3 to −18·5) | 2 170 000 (1 650 000 to 2 740 000) | 92·2% (84·2 to 99·5) | 49·7 (37·6 to 63·0) | −1·6% (−6·5 to 2·3) |
| Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia | 1 030 000 (914 000 to 1 180 000) | 186·9 (162·8 to 215·7) | 24·2% (21·7 to 26·7) | 1900 (1770 to 2040) | 0·3 (0·3 to 0·3) | −19·1% (−25·0 to −12·6) | 183 000 (139 000 to 228 000) | 30·7% (24·8 to 35·8) | 32·4 (24·2 to 40·9) | 8·1% (2·7 to 12·5) |
| Central Asia | 171 000 (149 000 to 197 000) | 182·7 (160·0 to 208·0) | 41·7% (36·9 to 47·6) | 124 (112 to 139) | 0·2 (0·2 to 0·2) | 530·6% (388·9 to 714·0) | 26 500 (19 100 to 34 500) | 166·9% (146·6 to 187·7) | 28·9 (21·1 to 37·3) | 59·0% (48·4 to 71·5) |
| Central Europe | 349 000 (313 000 to 397 000) | 202·1 (177·6 to 232·9) | 20·0% (17·7 to 22·7) | 488 (434 to 533) | 0·2 (0·2 to 0·2) | −57·8% (−62·5 to −54·7) | 56 100 (41 600 to 72 800) | 12·0% (4·1 to 17·8) | 31·7 (22·8 to 42·1) | −8·5% (−16·6 to −2·4) |
| Eastern Europe | 514 000 (450 000 to 588 000) | 176·6 (152·3 to 204·0) | 22·0% (19·1 to 25·3) | 1290 (1190 to 1400) | 0·4 (0·3 to 0·4) | 6·4% (−2·4 to 18·2) | 100 000 (78 000 to 123 000) | 25·5% (21·0 to 30·5) | 33·4 (25·5 to 41·3) | 12·7% (8·1 to 17·1) |
| High income | 4 920 000 (4 520 000 to 5 450 000) | 288·1 (262·6 to 324·0) | 11·3% (9·6 to 12·8) | 9640 (8260 to 10 400) | 0·4 (0·3 to 0·4) | −43·8% (−47·4 to −40·9) | 798 000 (602 000 to 992 000) | 46·1% (40·3 to 49·8) | 45·4 (33·5 to 57·6) | −5·7% (−10·5 to −2·6) |
| Australasia | 158 000 (143 000 to 178 000) | 355·6 (318·1 to 406·9) | 13·0% (7·2 to 18·4) | 291 (251 to 322) | 0·5 (0·5 to 0·6) | −45·8% (−52·0 to −40·4) | 25 400 (18 900 to 32 500) | 83·6% (68·4 to 93·0) | 55·9 (41·1 to 72·6) | −5·7% (−13·9 to −0·7) |
| High-income Asia Pacific | 910 000 (810 000 to 1 040 000) | 266·9 (236·7 to 312·9) | −8·1% (−11·1 to −5·1) | 2420 (1940 to 2710) | 0·4 (0·3 to 0·5) | −53·7% (−58·4 to −50·9) | 156 000 (118 000 to 196 000) | 35·4% (29·6 to 39·3) | 43·3 (31·4 to 56·4) | −23·8% (−29·3 to −19·6) |
| High-income North America | 1 620 000 (1 490 000 to 1 750 000) | 300·5 (278·5 to 322·3) | 18·2% (16·7 to 19·6) | 2500 (2180 to 2700) | 0·4 (0·3 to 0·4) | −29·3% (−33·8 to −26·0) | 254 000 (191 000 to 319 000) | 72·5% (67·8 to 77·1) | 46·3 (34·4 to 58·9) | 4·3% (0·8 to 7·4) |
| Southern Latin America | 210 000 (187 000 to 237 000) | 266·1 (235·3 to 302·1) | 62·0% (54·5 to 72·3) | 416 (378 to 450) | 0·5 (0·4 to 0·5) | −11·1% (−19·1 to −2·3) | 36 300 (26 900 to 46 000) | 126·7% (108·9 to 140·5) | 45·5 (33·5 to 58·0) | 32·9% (22·5 to 41·9) |
| Western Europe | 2 020 000 (1 840 000 to 2 290 000) | 284·9 (252·4 to 328·7) | 11·0% (9·3 to 12·5) | 4010 (3490 to 4350) | 0·4 (0·3 to 0·4) | −49·9% (−53·6 to −46·6) | 327 000 (245 000 to 410 000) | 28·5% (22·0 to 33·4) | 44·5 (32·4 to 57·2) | −7·1% (−12·8 to −2·9) |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 1 690 000 (1 500 000 to 1 930 000) | 269·7 (238·8 to 306·6) | 24·2% (21·2 to 26·5) | 3560 (3210 to 3850) | 0·6 (0·5 to 0·7) | −28·2% (−34·3 to −23·4) | 304 000 (229 000 to 384 000) | 153·7% (144·0 to 164·4) | 48·7 (37·0 to 61·4) | 8·2% (3·6 to 12·6) |
| Andean Latin America | 268 000 (241 000 to 301 000) | 427·8 (385·9 to 479·2) | 63·1% (54·8 to 70·6) | 363 (307 to 417) | 0·7 (0·6 to 0·8) | −30·9% (−48·3 to −9·2) | 42 200 (29 800 to 54 800) | 227·0% (196·7 to 251·1) | 68·2 (48·5 to 87·9) | 34·5% (20·9 to 45·0) |
| Caribbean | 79 800 (70 300 to 93 800) | 153·4 (134·9 to 180·5) | 32·3% (27·4 to 36·7) | 250 (223 to 295) | 0·5 (0·4 to 0·6) | −15·1% (−27·0 to −2·0) | 15 100 (11 500 to 19 400) | 114·4% (97·3 to 128·2) | 29·1 (22·0 to 37·3) | 14·2% (5·8 to 21·9) |
| Central Latin America | 915 000 (809 000 to 1 020 000) | 357·2 (316·8 to 398·0) | 23·8% (20·6 to 26·9) | 2310 (2030 to 2560) | 1·0 (0·9 to 1·1) | −32·5% (−39·1 to −26·4) | 173 000 (134 000 to 216 000) | 170·0% (158·1 to 182·7) | 68·2 (53·1 to 84·8) | 3·5% (−2·2 to 9·1) |
| Tropical Latin America | 430 000 (370 000 to 505 000) | 169·0 (144·8 to 197·8) | 0·8% (−2·0 to 3·9) | 633 (567 to 678) | 0·3 (0·2 to 0·3) | −8·5% (−15·5 to −2·1) | 73 300 (54 200 to 97 600) | 105·6% (96·4 to 116·6) | 28·9 (21·4 to 38·5) | −1·3% (−4·9 to 4·1) |
| North Africa and Middle East | 683 000 (599 000 to 797 000) | 116·8 (104·2 to 134·6) | 50·1% (46·3 to 54·6) | 546 (462 to 686) | 0·1 (0·1 to 0·2) | −22·4% (−38·9 to 2·8) | 107 000 (76 700 to 144 000) | 216·1% (190·8 to 238·0) | 18·8 (13·6 to 24·8) | 27·8% (18·3 to 36·9) |
| South Asia | 3 250 000 (2 850 000 to 3 820 000) | 204·8 (181·7 to 238·1) | 41·3% (37·8 to 44·5) | 9930 (7490 to 14 300) | 0·8 (0·6 to 1·2) | −21·6% (−34·9 to −7·5) | 614 000 (466 000 to 766 000) | 180·7% (161·9 to 199·7) | 40·6 (31·2 to 49·6) | 10·2% (0·4 to 20·1) |
| Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania | 5 360 000 (4 750 000 to 6 280 000) | 195·2 (171·4 to 228·9) | 15·4% (12·5 to 18·0) | 12 300 (10 200 to 14 800) | 0·5 (0·4 to 0·6) | −8·7% (−30·3 to 13·6) | 959 000 (730 000 to 1 230 000) | 109·3% (91·9 to 127·4) | 35·2 (26·7 to 44·7) | 1·1% (−8·3 to 9·1) |
| East Asia | 4 830 000 (4 290 000 to 5 630 000) | 238·4 (208·8 to 279·4) | 16·6% (13·2 to 19·5) | 11 300 (9320 to 13 600) | 0·6 (0·5 to 0·7) | −11·7% (−33·9 to 11·3) | 866 000 (660 000 to 1 110 000) | 105·4% (86·9 to 123·5) | 42·6 (32·4 to 54·4) | 1·5% (−9·3 to 9·8) |
| Oceania | 5460 (4470 to 6710) | 50·5 (42·1 to 60·7) | 18·0% (13·8 to 22·4) | 0·101 (0·0477 to 0·248) | 0·0 (0·0 to 0·0) | −12·2% (−39·6 to 35·5) | 774 (511 to 1 120) | 175·7% (155·8 to 204·5) | 7·1 (4·8 to 10·1) | 16·2% (7·4 to 27·6) |
| Southeast Asia | 525 000 (446 000 to 638 000) | 74·9 (64·2 to 90·2) | 34·8% (31·1 to 39·0) | 1030 (746 to 1190) | 0·2 (0·1 to 0·2) | −5·2% (−23·2 to 10·3) | 92 700 (66 200 to 118 000) | 154·1% (135·4 to 173·4) | 13·8 (10·1 to 17·3) | 17·1% (7·2 to 24·7) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 641 000 (538 000 to 765 000) | 96·3 (83·8 to 113·2) | 3·8% (2·0 to 5·4) | 446 (378 to 930) | 0·1 (0·1 to 0·2) | −31·6% (−45·4 to −7·5) | 98 700 (68 100 to 131 000) | 120·4% (109·3 to 130·7) | 15·2 (10·9 to 19·5) | −5·8% (−10·8 to −0·5) |
| Central Sub-Saharan Africa | 78 900 (66 300 to 93 100) | 103·5 (89·9 to 118·3) | 19·4% (15·3 to 23·4) | 19·6 (5·64 to 205) | 0·0 (0·0 to 0·5) | −31·4% (−61·3 to −17·6) | 11 100 (7 420 to 16 300) | 189·7% (159·2 to 221·6) | 14·6 (10·0 to 23·2) | 13·5% (0·6 to 26·8) |
| Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa | 197 000 (164 000 to 236 000) | 85·5 (74·6 to 98·9) | 11·7% (9·6 to 13·3) | 35·5 (12·6 to 381) | 0·0 (0·0 to 0·3) | −38·0% (−58·7 to −26·3) | 28 000 (17 800 to 39 800) | 156·8% (133·3 to 169·3) | 12·0 (8·0 to 17·0) | 7·6% (−0·6 to 12·4) |
| Southern Sub-Saharan Africa | 188 000 (163 000 to 215 000) | 260·5 (227·9 to 296·1) | −10·0% (−12·2 to −8·2) | 379 (327 to 429) | 0·7 (0·6 to 0·8) | −23·1% (−38·0 to 7·2) | 34 800 (26 500 to 43 500) | 58·5% (47·4 to 72·8) | 50·5 (39·0 to 61·9) | −18·8% (−24·5 to −9·9) |
| Western Sub-Saharan Africa | 177 000 (144 000 to 220 000) | 61·3 (51·6 to 75·1) | 25·9% (22·5 to 29·4) | 12·6 (6·24 to 21·1) | 0·0 (0·0 to 0·0) | 19·4% (−21·1 to 101·6) | 24 700 (16 000 to 35 100) | 207·1% (196·3 to 222·4) | 8·5 (5·7 to 11·9) | 24·3% (19·9 to 29·8) |
Values in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals. Super-region and region numbers do not sum to the global prevalence due to rounding and modelling adjustments for nations with populations below 50 000. DALY=disability-adjusted life-year.