Global burden and health inequalities of acute glomerulonephritis from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of Global Burden Disease Study 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute glomerulonephritis (GN) is an acute episode of glomerular injury that affects both children and older adults. However, up-to-date data on its incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) remain limited. This study aims to provide the latest global trends and underlying health inequalities associated with acute GN.

Methods

Incidence, prevalence, mortality, and DALYs per 100,000 population were reported at global, regional, and national levels, along with the Estimated Annual Percentage Change (EAPC). Global trends were analyzed by age, sex, and sociodemographic index (SDI), with forward projections estimated for the year 2040.

Results

Globally, there were 528,368 (95% Uncertainty Interval [UI], 446,739 to 613,211) incide

SUBMITTER: Lei K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12404073 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature