The Global Burden and Attributable Risk Factors of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in 204 Countries and Territories from 1990 to 2019: Analysis Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
Abstract Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent subtype of leukemia in Western countries. Evaluation of the epidemiological characteristics of CLL is warranted, especially in the current context of global population aging. CLL data including incidence, mortality, and disability adjusted life-years (DALYs) were extracted and estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) were calculated from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. Social-demographic index (SDI) was collected to investigate the impaction of social development degree on epidemiological trends and risk analysis. The global incidence of CLL has increased dramatically from 40,537 in 1990 to 103,467 in 2019. A high incidence has been achieved in males and elder people. Countries and territories with high SDI tended to have higher global burden than low-SDI region. Of the risk factors, high body mass index and smoking were the major contributors for CLL-related mortality and DALYs. In summary, the global CLL burden continues to rise over the past 30 years. Although most of the CLL incidence and death occurred in high-SDI regions, the CLL burden tends to grow rapidest in middle-SDI regions compared with high-/low-SDI regions. Therefore, it is necessary to pay special attention on taking further measures to alleviate the growing burden of CLL.