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. 2024 Feb 19;6(3):e142–e155. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(23)00321-1

Table.

Prevalence, YLDs, age-standardised rates of prevalence and YLDs per 100 000 population in 2020, and percentage change between 1990 and 2020 for neck pain globally, by GBD super-region and region

Prevalence
YLDs
Counts, 2020 Percentage change in counts, 1990–2020 Age-standardised rate per 100 000, 2020 Percentage change in age-standardised rate per 100 000, 1990–2020 Counts, 2020 Age-standardised rate per 100 000, 2020 Percentage change in age-standardised rate per 100 000, 1990–2020
Global 203 000 000 (163 000 000 to 253 000 000) 77·3% (70·1 to 84·9) 2450 (1960 to 3040) 0·2% (−1·3 to 1·7) 20 200 000 (13 700 000 to 28 800 000) 244·0 (165·0 to 346·0) 0·2% (−1·3 to 1·6)
Males 81 600 000 (65 400 000 to 102 000 000) 72·3% (64·7 to 79·6) 2000 (1600 to 2480) 17·2% (15·6 to 18·7) 8 210 000 (5 510 000 to 11 800 000) 201·0 (135·0 to 286·0) 17·0% (15·0 to 19·7)
Females 122 000 000 (97 900 000 to 152 000 000) 80·8% (72·2 to 89·3) 2890 (2330 to 3620) 13·6% (12·0 to 15·0) 12 000 000 (8 160 000 to 17 000 000) 286·0 (194·0 to 406·0) 13·2% (11·6 to 15·0)
Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia 12 800 000 (10 300 000 to 15 900 000) 11·7% (8·2 to 15·6) 2540 (2040 to 3190) −0·8% (−1·1 to −0·5) 1 260 000 (853 000 to 1 790 000) 254·0 (170·0 to 358·0) −0·5% (−1·2 to 0·1)
Central Asia 2 200 000 (1 720 000 to 2 780 000) 60·4% (53·3 to 66·1) 2340 (1860 to 2910) −0·2% (−0·3 to −0·1) 221 000 (147 000 to 320 000) 234·0 (157·0 to 334·0) −0·2% (−1·5 to 1·0)
Central Europe 3 590 000 (2 900 000 to 4 440 000) 8·9% (4·0 to 14·2) 2450 (1960 to 3080) 0·3% (0·1 to 0·6) 355 000 (240 000 to 505 000) 246·0 (165·0 to 349·0) 0·7% (−0·1 to 1·5)
Eastern Europe 6 970 000 (5 680 000 to 8 660 000) 3·2% (−0·1 to 7·2) 2670 (2150 to 3360) −0·1% (−0·2 to 0·0) 687 000 (465 000 to 981 000) 266·0 (179·0 to 375·0) 0·1% (−0·7 to 0·8)
High income 35 200 000 (28 000 000 to 43 100 000) 28·0% (22·9 to 32·8) 2560 (2060 to 3170) −3·8% (−5·1 to −2·7) 3 470 000 (2 360 000 to 4 730 000) 256·0 (170·0 to 357·0) −4·0% (−5·5 to −2·7)
Australasia 494 000 (399 000 to 612 000) 66·5% (59·5 to 73·8) 1360 (1070 to 1670) 0·0% (−0·1 to 0·1) 48 800 (33 100 to 66 700) 135·0 (90·4 to 188·0) −0·0% (−3·6 to 2·6)
High-income Asia Pacific 5 750 000 (4 650 000 to 7 100 000) 26·4% (18·3 to 36·4) 2260 (1810 to 2870) −2·3% (−3·3 to −1·6) 573 000 (387 000 to 802 000) 229·0 (153·0 to 328·0) −2·1% (−3·2 to −1·0)
High-income North America 10 300 000 (8 310 000 to 12 700 000) 40·1% (33·0 to 46·9) 2380 (1880 to 3000) −0·2% (−0·3 to −0·1) 1 010 000 (679 000 to 1 410 000) 235·0 (158·0 to 336·0) −1·1% (−1·7 to −0·2)
Southern Latin America 1 570 000 (1 250 000 to 1 990 000) 55·9% (51·4 to 59·4) 2100 (1680 to 2670) −0·0% (−0·1 to −0·0) 157 000 (105 000 to 218 000) 210·0 (139·0 to 295·0) −0·4% (−2·5 to 1·7)
Western Europe 17 100 000 (13 800 000 to 21 200 000) 19·5% (14·9 to 24·0) 2970 (2370 to 3670) −4·5% (−6·6 to −2·5) 1 680 000 (1 140 000 to 2 270 000) 297·0 (196·0 to 413·0) −4·4% (−6·7 to −2·4)
Latin America and Caribbean 16 800 000 (13 400 000 to 21 100 000) 93·9% (82·1 to 105·0) 2690 (2150 to 3350) 0·1% (−0·0 to 0·2) 1 670 000 (1 140 000 to 2 400 000) 267·0 (182·0 to 380·0) −0·0% (−0·6 to 0·5)
Andean Latin America 1 590 000 (1 250 000 to 2 010 000) 112·0% (101·0 to 122·0) 2480 (1960 to 3110) −0·0% (−0·1 to 0·1) 159 000 (106 000 to 228 000) 248·0 (166·0 to 353·0) −0·3% (−2·4 to 1·3)
Caribbean 1 260 000 (998 000 to 1 580 000) 60·0% (52·5 to 67·4) 2480 (1970 to 3120) 0·0% (−0·0 to 0·1) 125 000 (85 200 to 179 000) 247·0 (168·0 to 354·0) −0·3% (−1·4 to 1·0)
Central Latin America 6 980 000 (5 570 000 to 8 780 000) 101·0% (87·4 to 113·0) 2680 (2150 to 3350) −0·0% (−0·2 to 0·1) 697 000 (470 000 to 1 000 000) 267·0 (181·0 to 381·0) −0·0% (−0·8 to 0·8)
Tropical Latin America 6 990 000 (5 540 000 to 8 740 000) 90·7% (78·8 to 103·0) 2790 (2220 to 3480) 0·1% (−0·0 to 0·2) 692 000 (470 000 to 989 000) 277·0 (188·0 to 392·0) 0·0% (−0·7 to 0·9)
North Africa andMiddle East 22 200 000 (17 500 000 to 28 400 000) 143·0% (132·0 to 151·0) 3750 (3010 to 4720) −0·8% (−1·1 to −0·6) 2 210 000 (1 470 000 to 3 210 000) 370·0 (251·0 to 533·0) −1·4% (−2·1 to −0·7)
South Asia 27 600 000 (22 200 000 to 34 600 000) 112·0% (105·0 to 118·0) 1590 (1290 to 1970) 0·4% (0·2 to 0·5) 2 740 000 (1 880 000 to 3 980 000) 157·0 (109·0 to 228·0) 0·9% (0·1 to 1·7)
Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania 67 300 000 (54 400 000 to 83 600 000) 85·8% (69·1 to 102·0) 2520 (2010 to 3130) 2·1% (−2·5 to 5·8) 6 730 000 (4 500 000 to 9 560 000) 253·0 (170·0 to 357·0) 2·2% (−2·3 to 6·1)
East Asia 49 900 000 (40 000 000 to 62 000 000) 80·5% (61·7 to 100·0) 2560 (2040 to 3170) 2·6% (−3·4 to 7·6) 4 980 000 (3 340 000 to 7 120 000) 257·0 (173·0 to 362·0) 2·7% (−3·0 to 7·9)
Oceania 259 000 (209 000 to 328 000) 138·0% (132·0 to 143·0) 2430 (1990 to 3010) 0·1% (−0·0 to 0·1) 26 000 (17 500 to 37 300) 240·0 (164·0 to 335·0) 0·2% (−1·7 to 2·2)
Southeast Asia 17 200 000 (13 600 000 to 21 900 000) 102·0% (91·0 to 112·0) 2400 (1920 to 3010) 0·1% (−0·2 to 0·4) 1 720 000 (1 140 000 to 2 490 000) 240·0 (161·0 to 341·0) 0·5% (−0·3 to 1·1)
Sub-Saharan Africa 21 500 000 (17 200 000 to 27 600 000) 145·0% (140·0 to 149·0) 2750 (2220 to 3490) 1·4% (0·1 to 2·6) 2 160 000 (1 430 000 to 3 150 000) 272·0 (183·0 to 395·0) 1·7% (0·3 to 2·8)
Central sub-Saharan Africa 2 450 000 (1 950 000 to 3 140 000) 160·0% (157·0 to 163·0) 2580 (2090 to 3320) −0·5% (−0·7 to −0·2) 244 000 (164 000 to 354 000) 254·0 (172·0 to 369·0) 0·1% (−1·9 to 2·1)
Eastern sub-Saharan Africa 6 330 000 (5 020 000 to 8 020 000) 143·0% (140·0 to 146·0) 2220 (1790 to 2790) 0·1% (0·0 to 0·2) 636 000 (422 000 to 943 000) 220·0 (150·0 to 325·0) 0·7% (−0·2 to 1·5)
Southern sub-Saharan Africa 2 150 000 (1 720 000 to 2 740 000) 88·2% (80·8 to 93·7) 2880 (2320 to 3640) −0·0% (−0·3 to 0·2) 212 000 (142 000 to 314 000) 283·0 (192·0 to 417·0) −0·9% (−1·7 to 0·1)
Western sub-Saharan Africa 10 600 000 (8 370 000 to 13 600 000) 159·0% (152·0 to 166·0) 3240 (2610 to 4100) 3·0% (0·4 to 5·6) 1 070 000 (700 000 to 1 530 000) 321·0 (214·0 to 458·0) 3·4% (0·5 to 5·5)

Data in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals. GBD=Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study. YLDs=years lived with disability.