Global Trends and Forecast of Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, and Shared Risk Factors: Insights From the GBD 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer share multiple risk factors and are the leading causes of morbidity and death worldwide. This study aims to examine historical and projected trends of the combined CVD-cancer global estimates and their shared risk factors.

Methods

Death and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) associated with CVDs, cancers, and their risk factors were obtained from the GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2021 study. Historical estimates from 1990 to 2021 and forecast data from 2025 to 2050 were examined across age groups, regions, sociodemographic index, and sex.

Results

In 2021, CVD-cancer resulted in age-standardized DALY rates of 8009 per 100 000 population (63% contributed by CVD) and age-standardized mortality rates of 352 per 100 0

SUBMITTER: Koo CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12684631 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature