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. 2014 Nov;93(11):1045–1053. doi: 10.1177/0022034514552491

Table 2.

Age-Standardized Prevalence and Incidence Rate of Severe Chronic Periodontitis in 1990 and 2010, by World Regions

Prevalencea
Incidenceb
Location 1990 2010 1990 2010
Global 11.2 (10.4-11.9) 11.2 (10.5-12.0) 696 (604-808) 701 (599-823)
Asia Pacific, high income 7.9 (6.8-9.7) 8.0 (6.6-10.4) 515 (325-777) 521 (330-793)
Asia
 Central 14.2 (10.1-19.2) 13.8 (10.0-19.3) 880 (659-1171) 856 (635-1142)
 East 10.4 (8.8-12.1) 10.4 (8.8-12.2) 548 (302-887) 541 (283-902)
 South 10.3 (9.2-11.8) 10.2 (9.1-11.8) 681 (426-1075) 682 (420-1071)
 Southeast 13.3 (11.4-15.5) 13.1 (11.3-15.1) 765 (577-1010) 751 (560-1013)
Australasia 14.6 (13.1-16.1) 14.9 (13.3-16.5) 909 (519-1496) 917 (545-1484)
Caribbean 8.8 (5.8-13.5) 8.6 (5.7-12.5) 512 (370-687) 508 (373-686)
Europe
 Central 12.0 (8.8-16.4) 12.1 (8.8-16.7) 747 (585-950) 752 (590-978)
 Eastern 13.7 (8.0-23.9) 14.0 (8.0-24.0) 856 (555-1298) 850 (516-1306)
 Western 9.8 (8.9-10.7) 9.4 (8.6-10.3) 653 (521-831) 628 (512-792)
Latin America
 Andean 15.1 (8.7-24.9) 15.2 (9.2-22.7) 937 (611-1386) 950 (618-1408)
 Central 15.4 (9.9-23.4) 15.1 (9.6-22.4) 956 (676-1358) 934 (638-1368)
 Southern 20.6 (12.4-31.5) 20.4 (12.3-31.4) 1431 (916-2211) 1427 (922-2254)
 Tropical 18.0 (17.0-19.1) 18.5 (17.5-19.6) 1338 (730-2294) 1400 (750-2422)
North Africa/Middle East 10.5 (8.4-13.2) 10.4 (8.4-13.0) 593 (472-740) 586 (472-730)
North America, high income 7.2 (6.4-8.0) 7.2 (6.4-8.1) 491 (448-541) 487 (444-537)
Oceania 4.1 (2.5-7.1) 4.2 (2.4-7.2) 244 (152-385) 253 (160-393)
Sub-Saharan Africa
 Central 13.5 (7.6-22.6) 13.3 (7.7-21.5) 841 (550-1271) 814 (513-1237)
 East 20.3 (15.8-26.1) 20.1 (16.1-25.0) 1390 (1100-1726) 1384 (1099-1714)
 Southern 8.9 (5.1-15.1) 9.2 (5.0-15.4) 536 (327-841) 551 (342-860)
 West 9.2 (6.3-14.1) 9.3 (6.6-14.0) 556 (419-765) 554 (413-753)

Values in parentheses indicate 95% uncertainty intervals.

a

Per 100 population.

b

Per 100,000 person-years.