. 2025 Jul 2;25:680. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07777-9

Table 4.

Age-standardised DALYs for the total burden associated with MHD and EAPC due to iron deficiency from 1990 to 2021

Location	Iron deficiency (95% UI)
Global	609.02 (291.73,813.39)	21.56 (10.32,28.79)	442.63 (212.29,630.01)	11.38 (5.46,16.19)	-2.03 (-2.09,-1.97)
High SDI	6.08 (2.53,9.42)	1.33 (0.55,2.06)	3.28 (1.34,5.86)	0.67 (0.27,1.18)	-2.17 (-2.32,-2.02)
High-middle SDI	25.51 (10.87,37.51)	4.37 (1.86,6.43)	6.24 (2.60,10.04)	1.07 (0.44,1.73)	-4.25 (-4.36,-4.14)
Middle SDI	122.81 (53.89,170.99)	12.92 (5.66,17.94)	58.78 (26.23,84.07)	4.79 (2.14,6.86)	-3.06 (-3.13,-2.99)
Low-middle SDI	259.63 (130.22,343.15)	44.48 (22.20,58.85)	160.01 (75.00,230.49)	15.41 (7.22,22.21)	-3.42 (-3.51,-3.32)
Low SDI	194.62 (96.93,259.54)	83.33 (41.50,111.55)	213.94 (102.36,317.13)	37.75 (18.01,56.11)	-2.44 (-2.55,-2.34)

Location

Iron deficiency (95% UI)

Number of cases,
1990
(thousands)

ASDR per 100,000
population, 1990

Number of cases,
2021
(thousands)

ASDR per 100,000
population, 2021

EAPC,
1990–2021

Global

609.02

(291.73,813.39)

21.56

(10.32,28.79)

442.63

(212.29,630.01)

11.38

(5.46,16.19)

-2.03

(-2.09,-1.97)

High SDI

6.08

(2.53,9.42)

1.33

(0.55,2.06)

3.28

(1.34,5.86)

0.67

(0.27,1.18)

-2.17

(-2.32,-2.02)

High-middle SDI

25.51

(10.87,37.51)

4.37

(1.86,6.43)

6.24

(2.60,10.04)

1.07

(0.44,1.73)

-4.25

(-4.36,-4.14)

Middle SDI

122.81

(53.89,170.99)

12.92

(5.66,17.94)

58.78

(26.23,84.07)

4.79

(2.14,6.86)

-3.06

(-3.13,-2.99)

Low-middle SDI

259.63

(130.22,343.15)

44.48

(22.20,58.85)

160.01

(75.00,230.49)

15.41

(7.22,22.21)

-3.42

(-3.51,-3.32)

Low SDI

194.62

(96.93,259.54)

83.33

(41.50,111.55)

213.94

(102.36,317.13)

37.75

(18.01,56.11)

-2.44

(-2.55,-2.34)

MHD Maternal hypertensive disorder, ASDR Age-standardized DALYs rate, SDI Socio-demographic index, EAPC Estimated annual percentage change, UI Uncertainty interval