Madeeha Malik, Ning Yan Gu, Azhar Hussain, Saniya Saleem, Fredrick Dermawan Purba, Fatima Al Sayah
A Pilot Study of Valuation Methods of the EQ-5D and the Impact of Literacy, Cultural, and Religious Factors on Preferences
Value in health regional issues
malignant mesothelioma rare aggressive cancer primarily caused occupational asbestos exposure poor prognosis study leverages global burden disease gbd 2019 dataset analyze burden mesothelioma linked occupational asbestos exposure 1990 2019 analysis includes number mesothelioma deaths disabilityadjusted life years dalys attributable occupational asbestos exposure focusing trends agestandardized mortality rate asmr agestandardized disabilityadjusted lifeyear rate asdr year age sex country region sociodemographic index sdi 2019 917 mesothelioma deaths 852 dalys attributable occupational asbestos exposure resulting 26820 95 ui 2431228622 deaths 569429 95 ui 509956617484 dalys despite decline asmr asdr 1990 2019 absolute number deaths dalys almost doubled united states reported highest number mesothelioma deaths china highest number dalys agespecific mortality rates dalys decreased 2574 age group increased 75 age group conclusion occupational asbestos exposure remains primary cause mesothelioma worldwide increasing number deaths dalys highest incidence rates observed highincome areas rates rising lowincome areas crucial raise awareness hazards asbestos reduce global burden mesothelioma linked occupational exposure