Global burden of upper respiratory infections in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Upper respiratory infections (URIs) are among the most common diseases. However, the related burden has not been comprehensively evaluated. Thus, we designed the present study to describe the global and regional burden of URIs from 1990 to 2019.

Methods

A secondary analysis was performed on the incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of URIs in different sex and age groups, from 21 geographic regions, 204 countries and territories, between 1990 and 2019, using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019. Countries and territories were categorized according to Socio-demographic Index (SDI) quintiles.

Findings

Globally, the incident cases of URIs reached 17·2 (95% uncertainty interval: 15·4 to 19·3) bill

SUBMITTER: Jin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8343248 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature