Cardiometabolic & kidneyResearch article
The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to High Body Mass Index in 204 Countries and Territories from 1990 to 2021 with Projections to 2050: An Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
- Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
- 21 GBD regions
- 1990–2021
Study context
- Population
- Global population, by age, sex, year, geographical location and socio-demographic index, 1990–2021
- Comparison
- Females vs males; 2021 vs 1990
- Outcome
- Deaths and DALYs attributable to high BMI
- Follow-up
- 1990 to 2021
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
2021 vs 1990
Age-standardized death rate change 1990–2021
Age-standardized DALY rate change 1990–2021
| Outcome | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths 1990 | 828 147.16 (95% UI 407 103.20-1 302 480.38) | 631 386.07 (95% UI 315 452.97-988 213.75) |
| Deaths 2021 | 2 013 089.03 (95% UI 979 000.37-3 076 044.71) | 1 695 974.32 (95% UI 861 972.49-2 635 343.31) |
| DALYs 1990 | 26 097 463.34 (95% UI 11 042 501.33-42 206 794.07) | 21 944 645.99 (95% UI 10 106 039.21-35 110 379.12) |
| DALYs 2021 | 67 213 785.86 (95% UI 28 417 735.35-105 552 568.89) | 61 306 297.23 (95% UI 27 566 755.49-94 931 874.52) |
- Global deaths attributable to high body mass index (BMI), 2021 vs 1990 (both sexes)
- 2.54-fold
- Global DALYs attributable to high BMI, 2021 vs 1990 (both sexes)
- 2.68-fold
Further findings
Highest regional age-standardized rates, 2021 (21 GBD regions)
- Deaths: Southern Sub-Saharan Africa
- 125.12, 95% UI 71.21-183.13
- DALYs: Oceania
- 3712.97, 95% UI 1666.49-5765.84
Original publication
The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to High Body Mass Index in 204 Countries and Territories from 1990 to 2021 with Projections to 2050: An Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 5 December 2024. doi:10.1002/ejhf.3539
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it