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. 2016 Oct 8;388(10053):1545–1602. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6

Table 2.

Global prevalence of longer duration (more than 3 months) sequelae in 2005 and 2015 for all ages and both sexes combined, with percentage change between 2005 and 2015 for Level 4 causes with prevalence greater than 1%


Prevalence (thousands)
Percentage change (%)
2005 2015
Permanent caries 2 045 859 (1 909 845–2 170 355) 2 344 628 (2 193 751–2 488 741) 14·6 (13·7 to 15·5)*
Tension-type headache 1 306 390 (1 160 423–1 463 889) 1 505 892 (1 337 310–1 681 575) 15·3 (14·0 to 16·6)*
Iron-deficiency anaemia 1 456 387 (1 449 846–1 462 782) 1 477 531 (1 470 902–1 485 322) 1·5 (0·9 to 2·1)*
Age-related and other hearing loss 943 504 (886 325–995 403) 1 210 055 (1 140 224–1 274 665) 28·3 (27·4 to 29·2)*
Migraine 831 726 (755 991–918 968) 958 789 (872 109–1 055 631) 15·3 (14·0 to 16·6)*
Genital herpes 716 115 (626 987–817 387) 845 826 (736 724–968 066) 18·1 (16·4 to 19·9)*
Refraction and accommodation disorders 672 165 (649 969–694 024) 819 307 (789 917–848 059) 21·9 (20·5 to 23·2)*
Ascariasis 854 489 (790 000–924 895) 761 894 (682 558–861 031) −10·8 (−22·5 to 2·5)
G6PD trait 663 704 (625 032–703 799) 728 549 (676 735–781 534) 9·8 (7·9 to 11·4)*
Acne vulgaris 605 008 (568 577–642 061) 632 741 (595 242–671 249) 4·6 (3·5 to 5·6)*
Other skin and subcutaneous diseases 492 883 (480 852–505 426) 605 036 (589 500–619 676) 22·8 (22·1 to 23·4)*
Deciduous caries 534 122 (449 525–635 866) 558 028 (462 649–669 027) 4·5 (2·3 to 6·1)*
Low back pain 460 164 (444 680–477 119) 539 907 (521 449–559 556) 17·3 (16·5 to 18·2)*
Periodontal diseases 428 784 (372 953–498 682) 537 506 (465 114–625 889) 25·4 (24·1 to 26·5)*
Fungal skin diseases 434 604 (395 512–475 904) 492 373 (448 951–538 232) 13·3 (12·5 to 14·1)*
Trichuriasis 473 399 (443 689–505 928) 463 652 (426 621–502 939) −2·1 (−12·0 to 9·0)
Diabetes 333 325 (310 773–355 510) 435 328 (404 736–468 562) 30·6 (28·0 to 33·0)*
Premenstrual syndrome 391 207 (375 009–407 896) 430 697 (410 841–450 494) 10·1 (7·9 to 11·8)*
Hookworm disease 462 111 (430 885–495 596) 428 246 (394 486–468 292) −7·3 (−16·9 to 3·5)
Sickle-cell trait 338 756 (318 736–378 582) 404 566 (381 223–448 155) 19·4 (18·3 to 20·3)*
Asthma 327 097 (296 406–358 060) 358 198 (323 134–393 466) 9·5 (7·6 to 11·6)*
Neck pain 295 532 (258 878–338 138) 358 007 (313 408–409 411) 21·1 (19·0 to 23·3)*
Hepatitis B 293 745 (284 478–303 036) 343 251 (330 541–357 195) 16·9 (15·3 to 18·4)*
Other musculoskeletal disorders 283 317 (254 135–315 519) 342 068 (305 431–385 147) 20·7 (17·5 to 24·0)*
Urolithiasis 259 567 (238 100–281 892) 318 763 (290 695 349 154) 22·8 (20·8 to 24·9)*
Thalassaemias trait 252 798 (247 008–259 972) 279 451 (272 819–287 357) 10·5 (10·1 to 11·0)*
Malaria 207 773 (186 530–230 942) 278 961 (240 158–320 921) 34·3 (26·8 to 42·3)*
Edentulism and severe tooth loss 216 473 (207 563–226 331) 275 619 (264 201–288 252) 27·3 (26·9 to 27·7)*
Anxiety disorders 232 597 (204 165–264 445) 267 202 (234 064–306 318) 14·9 (13·0 to 16·8)*
Other sense organ diseases 214 761 (207 401–222 622) 266 346 (257 047–276 383) 24·0 (23·1 to 24·9)*
Schistosomiasis 329 773 (297 093–367 878) 252 340 (211 032–321 081) −23·5 (−32·5 to −4·4)*
G6PD deficiency 231 109 (205 067–259 769) 247 074 (209 307–286 713) 6·9 (1·4 to 11·9)*
Dermatitis 215 260 (199 590–230 536) 245 291 (227 283–262 752) 14·0 (13·2 to 14·8)*
Osteoarthritis 178 665 (173 558–184 053) 237 369 (230 336–244 648) 32·9 (31·9 to 33·8)*
Major depressive disorder 183 434 (163 947–206 420) 216 047 (192 863–243 319) 17·8 (16·6 to 19·0)*
Scabies 191 482 (166 101–223 739) 204 152 (177 534–237 466) 6·6 (4·0 to 9·5)*
Viral skin diseases 161 167 (152 218–170 651) 174 843 (165 156–185 072) 8·5 (8·0 to 9·0)*
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 149 115 (137 380–160 739) 174 483 (160 205–188 952) 17·0 (15·1 to 19·0)*
Genital prolapse 137 383 (121 623–154 875) 161 679 (142 335–182 566) 17·7 (15·2 to 20·0)*
Gastritis and duodenitis 135 993 (134 420–137 351) 157 060 (154 055–160 141) 15·5 (12·9 to 17·9)*
Peripheral vascular disease 115 109 (101 439–131 405) 154 651 (136 318–176 211) 34·4 (33·4 to 35·2)*
Uterine fibroids 126 797 (120 900–133 050) 151 115 (144 147–158 477) 19·2 (18·8 to 19·5)*
Hepatitis C 120 457 (108 080–133 129) 142 123 (126 978–157 045) 18·0 (16·7 to 19·2)*
Other mental and substance use disorders 107 895 (107 213–108 449) 128 178 (127 512–128 877) 18·8 (17·9 to 19·7)*
Iodine deficiency 103 701 (93 441–116 438) 110 920 (100 337–125 253) 7·0 (4·7 to 9·4)*
Ischaemic heart disease 87 511 (80 133–96 170) 110 193 (100 332–121 427) 25·9 (24·6 to 27·2)*
Benign prostatic hyperplasia 80 684 (70 338–90 853) 104 625 (90 730–118 244) 29·7 (27·5 to 32·0)*
Dysthymia 86 812 (74 974–99 103) 104 106 (90 398–118 969) 19·9 (18·4 to 21·5)*
Chronic kidney disease due to diabetes 79 184 (68 481–90 737) 100 824 (86 923–115 652) 27·3 (24·9 to 29·9)*
Chronic kidney disease due to other causes 74 917 (64 012–86 576) 94 553 (81 142–109 371) 26·2 (24·2 to 28·3)*
Idiopathic developmental intellectual disability 82 996 (47 588–117 109) 92 074 (52 280–130 411) 10·9 (9·5 to 11·9)*
Other cardiovascular and circulatory diseases 72 772 (68 090–77 763) 90 348 (84 711–96 659) 24·2 (22·7 to 25·5)*
Otitis media 83 022 (73 657–93 266) 86 393 (76 374–97 104) 4·1 (2·7% to 5·5)*
Psoriasis 67 753 (65 107–70 298) 79 700 (76 691–82 804) 17·6 (17·0 to 18·3)*
Other haemoglobinopathies and haemolytic anaemias 73 045 (72 600–73 470) 74 385 (73 898–74 862) 1·8 (0·9 to 2·7%)

Data in parentheses are 95% UIs.

*

Percentage changes that are statistically significant.