Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990-2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hearing loss affects access to spoken language, which can affect cognition and development, and can negatively affect social wellbeing. We present updated estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study on the prevalence of hearing loss in 2019, as well as the condition's associated disability.

Methods

We did systematic reviews of population-representative surveys on hearing loss prevalence from 1990 to 2019. We fitted nested meta-regression models for severity-specific prevalence, accounting for hearing aid coverage, cause, and the presence of tinnitus. We also forecasted the prevalence of hearing loss until 2050.

Findings

An estimated 1·57 billion (95% uncertainty interval 1·51-1·64) people globally had hearing loss in 2019, accounting for one in

SUBMITTER: GBD 2019 Hearing Loss Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7960691 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature