Table 1 The number of oral cases across all age groups, age-standardized incidence rate, prevalence rate, YLDs rate and corresponding EAPC in the total population of globally in 1990 and 2021.

From: Comparative analysis of oral disorder burden in China and globally from 1990 to 2021 based on GBD data

Year

Measure

Incidence

(n, 95% UI)

Prevalence

(n, 95% UI)

YLDs

(n, 95% UI)

1990

All-ages cases

2,759,094,012

(2,372,924,214 to 3,241,478,242)

2,421,531,070

(2,197,485,443 to 2,655,694,533)

12,841,154

(7,537,424 to 19,667,640)

Age-standardized rate per 100,000 people

48,780.54

(42,279.32 to 57,068.86)

47,044.24

(42,842.54 to 51,317.73)

286.73

(170.56 to 433.02)

2021

All-ages cases

3,739,809,981

(3,310,053,316 to 4,221,404,100)

3,692,287,314

(3,404,330,787 to 4,002,277,365)

23,239,421

(13,849,366 to 35,026,533)

Age-standardized rate per 100,000 people

48,932.66

(43,117.36 to 55,386.59)

45,908.54

(42,261.66 to 49,783.02)

275.91

(164.19 to 416.74)

1990–2021

EAPC (95% CI)

0.03

(0.02 to 0.05)

– 0.05

(– 0.07 to – 0.03)

– 0.08

(– 0.12 to – 0.05)

  1. YLDs: years lived with disability; EAPC: estimated annual percentage change; UI: uncertainty intervals; CI: confidence intervals.