The burden of gastrointestinal diseases in Japan, 1990-2019, and projections for 2035.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Disease burden estimation allows clinicians and policymakers to plan for future healthcare needs. Although advances have been made in gastroenterology, as Japan has an aging population, disease burden assessment is important. We aimed to report gastrointestinal disease burden in Japan since 1990 and project changes through to 2035.

Methods

This descriptive study examined the crude and age-standardized rates of prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of 22 gastrointestinal diseases between 1990 and 2019. We used data from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019. We calculated the expected disease burden of gastrointestinal diseases by 2035 using an autoregressive integrated moving average.

Results

Since 1990, cancer has acco

SUBMITTER: Shiratori Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037033 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature