Global, Regional, and National Prevalence and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for Female Infertility: Results from a Global Burden of Disease Study, 1990-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to determine the prevalence of female infertility in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019.

Design

We evaluated the female infertility global burden between 1990 and 2019 in this systematic study.

Materials

The Global Health Data Exchange query tool (http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-results-tool) and sociodemographic index (SDI) (http://ghdx.healthdata.org/data-type/estimate) provided data on the annual prevalence numbers, age-standardized prevalence rates (ASR), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) of female infertility in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2019 for various age groups.

Setting

Female infertility has a devastating impact on the physical and mental health of individuals and national fertility. However, m

SUBMITTER: Shen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12324765 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature