Parkinson disease – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance
Background: As part of the German Burden of Disease Study, population-based prevalences of important diseases are estimated. This allows regional patterns and temporal trends to be identified. Methods: The prevalence of Parkinson disease in the population was estimated cross-sectionally for the year...
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| author | Alexander Rommel Günter Deuschl Richard Dodel Dinara Yessimova Hannelore Neuhauser Gabriela Brückner Helmut Schröder Katrin Schüssel Michael Porst |
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| description | Background: As part of the German Burden of Disease Study, population-based prevalences of important diseases are estimated. This allows regional patterns and temporal trends to be identified. Methods: The prevalence of Parkinson disease in the population was estimated cross-sectionally for the years 2017 to 2022 at the level of the Spatial Planning Regions using routine data of persons insured in the statutory health insurance AOK, adjusted for age, sex and morbidity (administrative prevalence). Results: In 2022, the prevalence of Parkinson disease in Germany was 0.35 % of the population. This represents approximately 295,000 people. The prevalence is 0.34 % in women and 0.36 % in men. The prevalence of Parkinson disease increases with age. It is 0.61 % from the age of 40 and 1.42 % from the age of 65. There is a slight downward trend over time. The age-standardised regional distribution shows no clear pattern. Conclusions: Measured by administrative prevalence, the significance of Parkinson disease for population health remains largely stable with a slight downward trend. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e766287d86fe43bbba7d46b0e5b5b1cd2025-08-20T03:17:32ZdeuRobert Koch InstituteJournal of Health Monitoring2511-27082025-03-011011910.25646/13070johm-10-1-04-e13070Parkinson disease – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insuranceAlexander Rommel0Günter Deuschl1Richard Dodel2Dinara Yessimova3Hannelore Neuhauser4Gabriela Brückner5Helmut Schröder6Katrin Schüssel7Michael Porst8Robert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanyUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Department of Neurology, Kiel, GermanyUniversity of Duisburg-Essen, Geriatric Center Haus Berge, Essen, GermanyRobert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanyRobert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanyAOK Federal Association, WIdO – AOK Research Institute, Berlin, GermanyAOK Federal Association, WIdO – AOK Research Institute, Berlin, GermanyAOK Federal Association, WIdO – AOK Research Institute, Berlin, GermanyRobert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Berlin, GermanyBackground: As part of the German Burden of Disease Study, population-based prevalences of important diseases are estimated. This allows regional patterns and temporal trends to be identified. Methods: The prevalence of Parkinson disease in the population was estimated cross-sectionally for the years 2017 to 2022 at the level of the Spatial Planning Regions using routine data of persons insured in the statutory health insurance AOK, adjusted for age, sex and morbidity (administrative prevalence). Results: In 2022, the prevalence of Parkinson disease in Germany was 0.35 % of the population. This represents approximately 295,000 people. The prevalence is 0.34 % in women and 0.36 % in men. The prevalence of Parkinson disease increases with age. It is 0.61 % from the age of 40 and 1.42 % from the age of 65. There is a slight downward trend over time. The age-standardised regional distribution shows no clear pattern. Conclusions: Measured by administrative prevalence, the significance of Parkinson disease for population health remains largely stable with a slight downward trend.https://www.rki.de/EN/News/Publications/Journal-of-Health-Monitoring/GBEDownloadsJ/Focus_en/JHealthMonit_2025_01_Parkinson.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2parkinson diseaseprevalencetime trendsmorbidityrisk factorsage distributionhealth claims datasecondary data analysispublic health |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Rommel Günter Deuschl Richard Dodel Dinara Yessimova Hannelore Neuhauser Gabriela Brückner Helmut Schröder Katrin Schüssel Michael Porst Parkinson disease – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance Journal of Health Monitoring parkinson disease prevalence time trends morbidity risk factors age distribution health claims data secondary data analysis public health |
| title | Parkinson disease – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance |
| title_full | Parkinson disease – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance |
| title_fullStr | Parkinson disease – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parkinson disease – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance |
| title_short | Parkinson disease – Prevalence, trends and regional patterns in Germany. An analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance |
| title_sort | parkinson disease prevalence trends and regional patterns in germany an analysis based on routine data from the statutory health insurance |
| topic | parkinson disease prevalence time trends morbidity risk factors age distribution health claims data secondary data analysis public health |
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