Global burden of skin and subcutaneous diseases: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Pengcheng Huai, Peiye Xing, Yilin Yang, Yaoyao Kong, Furen Zhang
Abstract
The global burden of dermatitis and scabies remains high among skin diseases. Basal cell carcinoma has been the fastest growing skin disease since 1990. Children, adolescents and the elderly had higher disability-adjusted life years from skin disease than other age groups.
Topics & Concepts
ScabiesBurden of diseaseMedicineBasal cell carcinomaDiseaseDisease burdenDermatologySkin cancerGlobal healthBasal cellPathologyPublic healthCancerInternal medicineDermatological diseases and infestationsNail Diseases and TreatmentsNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies