Global Myocarditis Burden in Adolescents and Young Adults, 1990-2021

1990 to 2021 data from the Global Burden of Disease study quantifies the incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for myocarditis in individuals aged 15–39 years. The dataset includes metrics stratified by region, country, age, sex, and Sociodemographic Index (SDI). It was authored by Le Zhao to support evidence-based health policy development.

Use Cases

• Analyze Sociodemographic Index (SDI) stratification to compare myocarditis incidence rates across global development levels.
• Model temporal trends in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by age group and sex from 1990 to 2021.
• Compare regional mortality estimates, such as for East Asia, against national-level incident case data like that reported for India.
• Forecast future burden trends through 2050 using historical data on incidence and annual percentage change (APC).

Strengths

• Provides 32 years of temporal coverage from 1990 to 2021.
• Includes key epidemiological metrics: incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).
• Stratifies data by multiple dimensions: region, country, age, sex, and Sociodemographic Index (SDI).

Limitations

• The dataset is small at 87.0 KB, indicating limited scope and likely aggregated summary statistics rather than individual records.
• Specific row and column counts are unknown, limiting assessment of granularity and feature set.
• Data is derived from modeled estimates with reported uncertainty intervals, not raw clinical records.

Provenance

Source

Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2021.

Collection Method

Systematic analysis of GBD data using Segment regression and log-linear models to estimate annual percentage changes.

Time Range

1990–2021.

Freshness

Data current through 2021, with last platform update in 2026.

Geography

Global, regional, and national coverage.