Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections, 1990-2021: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Upper respiratory infections (URIs) are common infectious diseases worldwide. Accurate and timely assessment of the disease burden of URIs is crucial for governments to develop comprehensive prevention and control strategies, and to allocate and utilize healthcare resources more efficiently.

Methods

For URIs in Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 database, age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR), age-standardized prevalence rates (ASPR), age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and case numbers for incidence, prevalence, deaths, and DALYs across the globe, five socio-demographic index (SDI) regions, 21 geographical regions, and 204 countries and territories were provided and analyzed. Trends from 1990 to 2021 were described

SUBMITTER: Zhang SX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11570330 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature