Global, regional, and national childhood cancer burden, 1990-2019: An analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cancer is the leading cause of death among children.

Objectives

We report on the latest estimates of the burden of cancer among children at the global, regional, and national levels from 1990 to 2019.

Methods

Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, children's cancer data were analyzed by sex, age, year, and location. Age-standardized rates were used to compare the burdens among regions and nations. Joinpoint analysis was applied to assess the temporal trend of the global childhood cancer burden.

Results

In 2019, 291,319 (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 254,239 to 331,993) new cases and 98,834 (86,124 to 113,581) deaths from childhood cancer were documented globally. Further, 8,302,464 (7,230,447 to 9,555,118) DALYs and 1,806,630 (1,567,808

SUBMITTER: Wu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9481947 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature