Burden of cardiovascular disease among elderly: based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Authors' conclusion
The burden of CVD in older people remains severe and generally tends to shift to lower-SDI countries.
Study context
- Population
- Elderly individuals over 70, global, 1990–2019
- Primary endpoint
- CVD burden (incidence, prevalence, death and DALY rates)
- Follow-up
- 1990–2019
Methodological detailsjoinpoint model, slope index and concentration index
- Joinpoint model
- Slope index and concentration index
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Elderly CVD burden, 1990–2019
- Global elderly cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence, prevalence, death and DALY rates generally decreased; current burden remains high
- Rapid growth in burden in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
- Higher-SDI countries generally saw greater decrease; lower-SDI countries increases or smaller declines
- Burden gradually concentrating towards low-SDI countries (health inequality analysis)
- Ischaemic heart disease causes the greatest burden
- Most CVD burdens increase with age; stroke and peripheral vascular disease show markedly different distribution
- Hypertensive heart disease burden shows unusual shift towards high-SDI countries
- High SBP consistently the leading risk factor
Original publication
Burden of cardiovascular disease among elderly: based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. Published 9 June 2023. doi:10.
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