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. 2022 Apr 10;14(7):3175-3190.
doi: 10.18632/aging.204006. Epub 2022 Apr 10.

Burden of lymphoma in China, 1990-2019: an analysis of the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors study 2019

Weiping Liu  1 , Jiangmei Liu  2 , Yuqin Song  1 , Xiaopei Wang  1 , Lan Mi  1 , Cai Cai  3 , Donglu Zhao  4 , Lijun Wang  2 , Jun Ma  4 , Jun Zhu  1
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Burden of lymphoma in China, 1990-2019: an analysis of the global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors study 2019

Weiping Liu et al. Aging (Albany NY). .

Abstract

Background: China is facing an aggravating disease burden of lymphoma. However, accurate information about lymphoma burden at the national and provincial levels is limited.

Results: The estimated number of disability-adjusted life years were 86,171.85 for Hodgkin lymphoma and 1,306,247.77 for non-Hodgkin lymphoma with the age-standardized rates of 4.95 and 71.00, respectively, per 100,000 population. There were estimated 9,468 new cases and 2,709 Hodgkin lymphoma-related deaths, and 91,954 new cases and 44,310 non-Hodgkin lymphoma-related deaths. Older individuals had a higher lymphoma burden. The age-standardized disability-adjusted life year rate in men was approximately two-folds higher than that in women. Moreover, disparities in lymphoma burden were observed across the provinces. Between 1990 and 2019, the disability-adjusted life year number decreased by 57.8% for Hodgkin lymphoma, and increased by 100.9% for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Conclusion: Burden of lymphoma showed heterogeneous change patterns varied according to sex, age, and provinces, with a steady decrease in Hodgkin lymphoma and a significant increase in non-Hodgkin lymphoma during the past three decades.

Methods: Following the analytical strategy used in the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019, age-, sex-, and province-specific incidence, mortality, and prevalence of Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma were analyzed. Lymphoma burden was assessed by incidence, mortality, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life year.

Keywords: Hodgkin disease; incidence; lymphoma; mortality; non-Hodgkin.

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Conflict of interest statement

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this study.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Burden of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) by age and sex in 2019. (A) number and age-standardized rates of disability-adjusted life years for HL, (B) age-standardized incidence rates for HL, (C) age-standardized mortality rates for HL, (D) number and age-standardized rates of disability-adjusted life years for NHL, (E) age-standardized incidence rates for NHL, (F) age-standardized mortality rates for NHL.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR) and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) by province of China, 2019. (A) ASIR of HL, (B) ASMR of HL, (C) ASIR of NHL, (D) ASMR of NHL.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Trends in burden of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) from 1990 to 2019. Change in the number and age-standardized rates of disability-adjusted life years for HL (A) and NHL (B), Change in age-standardized incidence and mortality rates for HL (C) and NHL (D).
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