Global Trends in the Incidence, Prevalence, and Years Lived With Disability of Parkinson's Disease in 204 Countries/Territories From 1990 to 2019

🤖 Plain-English Summary

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is an increasing challenge to public health. Conclusions: Increasing trends in the burden of PD were observed globally, and in most regions and countries from 1990 to 2019.

🔑 Key Findings

• Tracking the temporal trends of PD burden would inform health strategies.
• Methods: Data of PD burden was obtained from the Global Burden of Disease 2019.
• Trends in the incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) of PD were estimated using the annual percentage change (EAPC) and age-standardized rate (ASR) from 1990 to 2019.

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