Global low back pain prevalence and years lived with disability from 1990 to 2017: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

doi:10.21037/atm.2020.02.175

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Ann Transl Med. 2020 Mar; 8(6): 299.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2020.02.175

Table 2

Years lived with disability (YLDs), age-standardized YLD rate (per 100,000 persons) and rank (in all causes) of low back pain in 1990 and 2017, by region and sex

Regions	Gender	YLDs (1,000s)							Age-standardized YLD rate (per 100,000 persons)							Rank**
		1,990			2,017			Difference*	1,990			2,017			Difference*	1,990	2,017
		Mean	LUI	UUI	Mean	LUI	UUI	Difference*	Mean	LUI	UUI	Mean	LUI	UUI	Difference*	1,990	2,017
Andean Latin America	Male	123	88	165	262	186	165	140	844	607	1,140	904	644	1,215	60	1	1
	Female	125	89	169	259	184	169	135	815	584	1,100	865	615	1,163	50	2	1
	Both	247	176	337	522	371	337	274	829	595	1,113	884	630	1,183	55	1	1
Australasia	Male	127	90	172	202	145	172	75	1,170	830	1,580	1,198	863	1,628	29	1	1
	Female	153	109	206	250	179	206	97	1,345	957	1,810	1,406	1,006	1,889	61	1	1
	Both	280	200	377	453	324	377	173	1,259	898	1,702	1,304	937	1,759	45	1	1
Caribbean	Male	90	64	123	138	99	123	48	584	415	793	576	414	776	−8	1	2
	Female	108	78	146	166	120	146	58	672	484	904	657	475	872	−15	3	2
	Both	198	142	269	304	219	269	105	629	452	851	618	446	830	−11	3	3
Central Asia	Male	259	187	349	400	286	349	140	993	716	1,332	973	698	1,307	−20	1	1
	Female	301	216	407	450	321	407	149	990	705	1,324	985	706	1,327	−5	2	1
	Both	560	404	752	850	607	752	290	993	712	1,330	979	704	1,314	−13	1	1
Central Europe	Male	864	616	1,170	966	694	1,170	101	1,311	939	1,762	1,306	934	1,755	−5	2	1
	Female	997	708	1,343	1,139	825	1,343	142	1,341	959	1,805	1,343	963	1,801	2	1	1
	Both	1,861	1,319	2,505	2,104	1,530	2,505	243	1,329	949	1,787	1,328	949	1,772	−1	1	1
Central Latin America	Male	317	225	432	633	453	432	316	511	368	695	521	374	707	9	2	2
	Female	471	334	637	902	643	637	431	705	503	952	681	485	928	−24	2	2
	Both	788	559	1,066	1,535	1,096	1,066	747	611	437	828	604	430	818	−7	2	2
Central Sub-Saharan Africa	Male	165	118	227	391	279	227	226	961	691	1,293	977	696	1,310	16	3	1
	Female	151	108	204	354	251	204	203	840	608	1,125	857	620	1,150	17	5	3
	Both	317	226	434	746	532	434	429	898	648	1,201	917	658	1,230	19	4	1
East Asia	Male	2,719	1,936	3,735	3,316	2,342	3,735	597	456	324	620	366	259	494	−90	1	4
	Female	3,478	2,445	4,696	4,394	3,134	4,696	916	623	437	837	471	336	633	−152	2	3
	Both	6,197	4,397	8,384	7,709	5,453	8,384	1,513	539	381	730	419	300	565	−120	1	3
Eastern Europe	Male	1,356	971	1,840	1,321	950	1,840	−35	1,212	873	1,639	1,095	783	1,482	−117	1	1
	Female	1,814	1,318	2,432	1,767	1,288	2,432	−47	1,206	864	1,615	1,115	804	1,498	−91	1	1
	Both	3,170	2,305	4,274	3,089	2,236	4,274	−82	1,208	868	1,622	1,106	793	1,497	−102	1	1
Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa	Male	499	356	678	1,125	801	678	626	894	645	1,202	934	674	1,265	40	3	1
	Female	396	284	535	892	635	535	496	707	511	946	731	526	988	23	5	4
	Both	895	642	1,215	2,017	1,437	1,215	1,122	799	577	1,070	830	599	1,120	31	3	2
High-income Asia Pacific	Male	1,007	717	1,368	1,489	1,067	1,368	481	1,060	754	1,444	1,166	829	1,600	106	1	1
	Female	1,535	1,091	2,090	1,930	1,378	2,090	395	1,530	1,091	2,091	1,567	1,117	2,126	37	1	1
	Both	2,543	1,811	3,441	3,419	2,423	3,441	876	1,294	923	1,758	1,361	970	1,863	67	1	1
High-income North America	Male	1,581	1,131	2,124	2,171	1,554	2,124	589	1,054	756	1,424	988	709	1,313	−66	1	1
	Female	2,105	1,510	2,820	2,801	2,027	2,820	695	1,270	910	1,707	1,191	858	1,572	−79	1	1
	Both	3,687	2,635	4,931	4,972	3,590	4,931	1,285	1,167	837	1,575	1,091	786	1,445	−75	1	1
North Africa and Middle East	Male	1,281	916	1,734	2,822	2,014	1,734	1,541	971	698	1,308	972	699	1,308	2	1	2
	Female	1,442	1,030	1,934	3,062	2,197	1,934	1,620	1,162	833	1,546	1,155	825	1,555	−6	2	2
	Both	2,723	1,953	3,685	5,884	4,211	3,685	3,161	1,064	763	1,430	1,062	761	1,429	−3	1	1
Oceania	Male	16	11	22	35	25	22	19	649	461	883	678	488	910	29	2	2
	Female	17	12	23	38	27	23	21	754	541	1,023	785	563	1,045	32	3	3
	Both	33	23	45	74	53	45	41	700	500	952	730	524	980	30	3	3
South Asia	Male	2,774	1,987	3,769	4,547	3,239	3,769	1,773	633	457	848	553	397	746	−79	2	2
	Female	3,236	2,315	4,363	6,248	4,454	4,363	3,012	812	581	1,085	771	553	1,028	−41	3	3
	Both	6,010	4,291	8,156	10,795	7,689	8,156	4,785	718	514	961	661	476	889	−56	3	3
Southeast Asia	Male	1,448	1,033	1,964	2,758	1,983	1,964	1,310	816	588	1,101	843	605	1,125	27	1	1
	Female	1,554	1,112	2,102	2,911	2,096	2,102	1,357	832	592	1,116	849	611	1,131	17	2	1
	Both	3,002	2,146	4,061	5,669	4,078	4,061	2,668	825	589	1,109	847	610	1,128	22	1	1
Southern Latin America	Male	292	209	402	473	336	402	181	1,263	904	1,736	1,367	972	1,847	104	1	1
	Female	340	243	465	543	392	465	203	1,351	962	1,848	1,438	1,027	1,949	87	1	1
	Both	632	453	866	1,016	724	866	384	1,309	941	1,786	1,404	1,002	1,896	95	1	1
Southern Sub-Saharan Africa	Male	158	113	214	256	183	214	98	885	635	1,197	791	565	1,060	−93	1	2
	Female	127	90	170	214	154	170	87	648	468	872	593	428	795	−56	5	5
	Both	285	204	385	470	336	385	186	762	549	1,026	688	498	919	−74	1	3
Tropical Latin America	Male	738	527	1,012	1,402	1,002	1,012	664	1,154	824	1,567	1,227	872	1,662	73	1	1
	Female	877	625	1,191	1,521	1,088	1,191	644	1,310	936	1,775	1,246	891	1,679	−65	1	1
	Both	1,615	1,149	2,215	2,924	2,085	2,215	1,308	1,235	885	1,675	1,237	884	1,670	2	1	1
Western Europe	Male	2,754	1,960	3,733	3,302	2,383	3,733	548	1,269	901	1,730	1,229	872	1,676	−39	1	1
	Female	3,555	2,533	4,801	4,273	3,085	4,801	718	1,478	1,051	2,000	1,479	1,051	2,011	0	1	1
	Both	6,309	4,513	8,491	7,575	5,476	8,491	1,266	1,379	983	1,870	1,356	964	1,851	−23	1	1
Western Sub-Saharan Africa	Male	642	464	867	1,459	1,039	867	817	971	704	1,307	1,024	733	1,384	53	2	2
	Female	530	379	709	1,363	972	709	834	838	605	1,120	906	641	1,210	68	4	3
	Both	1,172	839	1,575	2,822	2,015	1,575	1,650	906	653	1,207	962	684	1,292	57	3	2
Globally	Male	19,210	13,729	26,153	29,467	21,020	26,153	10,257	813	580	1,094	748	538	1,008	−65	1	1
	Female	23,313	16,598	31,184	35,479	25,357	31,184	12,167	966	687	1,293	869	624	1,165	−97	1	1
	Both	42,523	30,176	57,224	64,947	46,512	57,224	22,424	892	637	1,195	810	582	1,089	−82	1	1

*, difference: calculated by subtracting the 1990 YLDs/age-standardized YLD rate from the 2017 YLDs/age-standardized YLD rate.
**, rank: the rank of the number of YLDs caused by LBP compared to all other conditions in GBD 2017.

LUI, lower uncertainty interval;
UUI, upper uncertainty interval.