Temporal trends in prevalence and years of life lived with disability for hearing loss in China from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021

BackgroundHearing loss (HL) poses a serious threat to the health and quality of life of Chinese population. This study analyzes the burden of HL in China from 1990 to 2021 and projects future trends in next 15 years.MethodsData derived from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study were utilized...

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Main Authors: Yuhuan Sun, Yang Yi, Geyao Huang, Shihao Jiang, Yuchen Zhou, Hongkun Chen, Dahui Wang
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
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author Yuhuan Sun
Yang Yi
Geyao Huang
Shihao Jiang
Yuchen Zhou
Hongkun Chen
Dahui Wang
Dahui Wang
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Yang Yi
Geyao Huang
Shihao Jiang
Yuchen Zhou
Hongkun Chen
Dahui Wang
Dahui Wang
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description BackgroundHearing loss (HL) poses a serious threat to the health and quality of life of Chinese population. This study analyzes the burden of HL in China from 1990 to 2021 and projects future trends in next 15 years.MethodsData derived from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study were utilized. The join-point regression model was employed to calculate the average annual percentage change (AAPC) in the prevalence and years of life lived with disability (YLDs) of HL. Age-period-cohort analysis was conducted to assess age, period and cohort effects. Decomposition analysis was performed to analyze the impacts of aging, population and epidemiological change. ARIMA model was utilized for forecasting the burden of HL from 2022 to 2036.ResultsFrom 1990 to 2021, the number of prevalence and YLDs of HL in China rose by 125.06 and 135.13%, with an average annual percentage change of 0.19 and 0.28% for age-standardized rate (ASR) of prevalence and YLDs, respectively. Age-period-cohort analysis indicated that the risks associated with ASR of prevalence and YLDs for HL increased with age. The period effects on the ASRs of prevalence and YLDs were generally increasing (relative risk [RR] 0.98–1.06 and 0.96–1.05). Cohort effects on the risk also rising (RR 0.90–1.41 and 0.83–1.26). Aging growth accounted for the largest proportion of the increase of the number of prevalence and YLDs (68.62 and 66.39%, respectively). The prevalence and YLDs rates are expected to stabilize from 2022 to 2036, while the age-standardized prevalence rate remains above 20%. The number of people suffering from HL will reach 573.8 million, while the number of YLDs will reach 16 million.ConclusionThe prevalent cases of HL have risen dramatically in China over the past 32 years, which expected to continue to grow by 2036, additional interventions such as enhancing primary hearing care services and boosting screening rates for HL are essential to alleviate the burden of HL, especially in the older adult population.
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spelling doaj-art-071899b7d6fc491dafb2365d4c95333a2025-08-20T02:02:52ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-03-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15381451538145Temporal trends in prevalence and years of life lived with disability for hearing loss in China from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021Yuhuan Sun0Yang Yi1Geyao Huang2Shihao Jiang3Yuchen Zhou4Hongkun Chen5Dahui Wang6Dahui Wang7School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, ChinaEngineering Research Center of Mobile Health Management System, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, ChinaBackgroundHearing loss (HL) poses a serious threat to the health and quality of life of Chinese population. This study analyzes the burden of HL in China from 1990 to 2021 and projects future trends in next 15 years.MethodsData derived from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study were utilized. The join-point regression model was employed to calculate the average annual percentage change (AAPC) in the prevalence and years of life lived with disability (YLDs) of HL. Age-period-cohort analysis was conducted to assess age, period and cohort effects. Decomposition analysis was performed to analyze the impacts of aging, population and epidemiological change. ARIMA model was utilized for forecasting the burden of HL from 2022 to 2036.ResultsFrom 1990 to 2021, the number of prevalence and YLDs of HL in China rose by 125.06 and 135.13%, with an average annual percentage change of 0.19 and 0.28% for age-standardized rate (ASR) of prevalence and YLDs, respectively. Age-period-cohort analysis indicated that the risks associated with ASR of prevalence and YLDs for HL increased with age. The period effects on the ASRs of prevalence and YLDs were generally increasing (relative risk [RR] 0.98–1.06 and 0.96–1.05). Cohort effects on the risk also rising (RR 0.90–1.41 and 0.83–1.26). Aging growth accounted for the largest proportion of the increase of the number of prevalence and YLDs (68.62 and 66.39%, respectively). The prevalence and YLDs rates are expected to stabilize from 2022 to 2036, while the age-standardized prevalence rate remains above 20%. The number of people suffering from HL will reach 573.8 million, while the number of YLDs will reach 16 million.ConclusionThe prevalent cases of HL have risen dramatically in China over the past 32 years, which expected to continue to grow by 2036, additional interventions such as enhancing primary hearing care services and boosting screening rates for HL are essential to alleviate the burden of HL, especially in the older adult population.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1538145/fullChinahearing lossdisease burdenepidemiological studytemporal trends
spellingShingle Yuhuan Sun
Yang Yi
Geyao Huang
Shihao Jiang
Yuchen Zhou
Hongkun Chen
Dahui Wang
Dahui Wang
Temporal trends in prevalence and years of life lived with disability for hearing loss in China from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021
Frontiers in Public Health
China
hearing loss
disease burden
epidemiological study
temporal trends
title Temporal trends in prevalence and years of life lived with disability for hearing loss in China from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021
title_full Temporal trends in prevalence and years of life lived with disability for hearing loss in China from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021
title_fullStr Temporal trends in prevalence and years of life lived with disability for hearing loss in China from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021
title_full_unstemmed Temporal trends in prevalence and years of life lived with disability for hearing loss in China from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021
title_short Temporal trends in prevalence and years of life lived with disability for hearing loss in China from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021
title_sort temporal trends in prevalence and years of life lived with disability for hearing loss in china from 1990 to 2021 an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021
topic China
hearing loss
disease burden
epidemiological study
temporal trends
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1538145/full
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