Global Heart Failure Incidence: Meta-Analysis of 42 Studies Across 18 Countries
by Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo·Updated 2mo ago
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Description
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 42 studies from 18 countries, published between 2001 and 2025, estimating the global incidence of heart failure. It provides a combined global incidence rate of 2.72 cases per 1,000 person-years, with analyses by geographic region, sex, and age.
Use Cases
Compare heart failure incidence rates across geographic regions such as North America, Europe, and Asia.
Analyze sex-based disparities in incidence, comparing rates for men and women.
Model the relationship between age and incidence, particularly for the population over 50 years.
Conduct meta-regression analysis to explore temporal trends using publication year or data collection midpoint.
Assess study quality by examining the proportion of studies categorized as low risk of bias.
Strengths
Analysis is based on 42 studies from 18 countries, providing a multi-source foundation.
Includes subgroup analyses for key variables: sex, age, geographic region, and clinical phenotypes.
Employs a random-effects meta-analysis model with the REML method for statistical rigor.
57% of the included studies were categorized as low risk of bias.
Limitations
The pooled estimate is predominantly derived from high-income countries, limiting generalizability to low- and middle-income settings.
The dataset is a 1.1 MB DOCX file, which is a small document format not inherently structured for computational analysis.
Specific row and column counts for underlying data are unknown, as the primary output is a narrative review.
Provenance
Source
figshare, authored by Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo.
Collection Method
Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies from MEDLINE (PubMed), Scopus, EMBASE, and Web of Science.
Time Range
Studies published between 2000 and 2025, with included studies spanning 2001–2025.
Freshness
Last updated on 2026-03-20, with studies included up to 2025.
Geography
Global scope, with data from 18 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Primary data is embedded within a narrative DOCX document (1.1 MB); users must extract any tabular or numerical results manually. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.