• 1. School of Public Health, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053. P. R. China;
  • 2. The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, P. R. China;
YE Ding, Email: yeding@zcmu.edu.cn
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Objective To systematically analyze the temporal trends of pancreatic cancer burden in globally and China from 1990 to 2021 using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) database and predict disease burden changes over the next 15 years. Methods The data of the incidence, death, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and age-standardized rate data of pancreatic cancer in GBD 2021 were extracted to analyze the epidemic status. Joinpoint regression models were employed to calculate average annual percentage changes (AAPC) and identify trend transitions. An auto-regressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model was utilized to predict disease burden from 2022 to 2036. Results In 2021, the global age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR), mortality rate (ASMR), and DALYs rate (ASDR) for pancreatic cancer were 5.96 (per 100 ,000), 5.95 (per 100 000), and 130.33 (per 100 000). Corresponding rates in China were 5.64 (per 100 000), 5.72 (per 100 000), and 137.23 (per 100 000). From 1990 to 2021, the average annual growth rate of ASIR (AAPC=0.72%), ASMR (AAPC=0.56%) and ASDR (AAPC=0.36%) were significantly higher than the global rate (ASIR: AAPC=0.27%; ASMR: AAPC=0.16%; ASDR: AAPC=0.02%). Age-specific analysis shows that the crude incidence, mortality, and DALY rates for the population aged ≥60 years in China (AAPC=0.37%–1.55%) were all increasing at a higher rate than the same age group globally (AAPC=–0.02%–0.77%). Sex differences were significant, with greater disease burden in men than in women. ARIMA model predicted that Chinese and global ASIR and ASMR will continue to rise by 2036, with persistently steeper increases in males than females. Conclusion The disease burden of pancreatic cancer in China is growing faster than that of the world, so early screening and prevention of pancreatic cancer should be strengthened.

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