Global Burden of Vitamin A Deficiency in 204 Countries and Territories from 1990-2019.

ABSTRACT: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is one of the important public health issues worldwide. However, a detailed understanding of the incidence and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) due to VAD in recent years is lacking. We aimed to estimate the incidence and DALYs of VAD at global, regional, and national levels in terms of sex, age, and socio-demographic index (SDI). Using data from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) was measured to assess trends in the age-standardized incidence and DALY rates from 1990 to 2019. The global age-standardized incidence and DALY rates of VAD decreased with an EAPC of -3.11% (95% confidence interval (CI): -3.24% to -2.94%) and -2.18% (95% CI: -2.38% to -1.93%), respectively. The age-standardized incidence a

SUBMITTER: Zhao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8912822 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature