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Table 1 Prevalence and years lived with disability of infertility due to polycystic ovarian syndrome and their average annual percentage changes from 1990 to 2019 at the Global and Regional levels

From: Changing trends in the global burden of polycystic ovarian syndrome-related infertility over the past 30 years: retrospective data analysis of the global burden of disease study 2019

 

Prevalence

YLDs

Number, 1990

ASPR

(per 100 000 Population), 1990

Number, 2019

ASPR

(per 100 000 Population), 2019

AAPC, 1990–2019

P Value

Number, 1990

ASYR (per 100 000 Population), 1990

Number, 2019

ASYR (per 100 000 Population), 2019

AAPC, 1990–2019

P Value

Worldwide

5,997,589 (3772636–8764813)

110.26 (69.64-162.38)

12,131,849 (7625027–17945905)

152.61 (95.88-225.76)

2.45 (2.4–2.5)

< 0.001

35,201 (13282–80010)

0.64 (0.24–1.46)

69,694 (26756–160420)

0.88 (0.34–2.02)

2.37 (2.32–2.43)

< 0.001

SDI Region

            

High SDI

2,076,757 (1335904–3010268)

233.39 (149.7-339.85)

2,555,797 (1715986–3632423)

265.4 (177.29-377.18)

0.7 (0.62–0.79)

< 0.001

12,394 (4721–27528)

1.4 (0.53–3.08)

15,135 (5848–33440)

1.58 (0.61–3.45)

0.68 (0.63–0.72)

< 0.001

High-middle SDI

1,212,546 (774018–1782723)

98.36 (62.76-144.08)

2,291,446 (1430364–3424521)

152.8 (95.52-227.94)

2.22 (2.15–2.29)

< 0.001

6998 (2629–15858)

0.57 (0.21–1.28)

12,951 (4907–29988)

0.87 (0.33-2)

2.14 (2.07–2.22)

< 0.001

Middle SDI

1,876,268 (1158361–2848056)

103.03 (63.66-154.72)

4,660,958 (2892764–6937632)

182.85 (113.63-273.14)

3.18 (3.09–3.27)

< 0.001

10,934 (4096–25237)

0.6 (0.22–1.39)

26,627 (10037–62079)

1.05 (0.4–2.43)

3.11 (3.03–3.19)

< 0.001

Low-middle SDI

622,795 (364066–946036)

57.06 (33.56–86.86)

1,916,390 (1153550–2904384)

101.82 (61.38-153.72)

3.94 (3.88–4)

< 0.001

3647 (1362–8470)

0.33 (0.12–0.78)

10,900 (4056–25656)

0.58 (0.22–1.37)

3.84 (3.79–3.89)

< 0.001

Low SDI

205,420 (115948–318552)

43.75 (24.88–67.1)

698,990 (404982–1092276)

64.02 (37.29–99.75)

4.31 (4.26–4.36)

< 0.001

1206 (441–2847)

0.25 (0.09–0.6)

4032 (1508–9553)

0.37 (0.14–0.87)

4.24 (4.18–4.3)

< 0.001

South–East Asia, East Asia, and Oceania

            

East Asia

1,051,600 (610398–1623625)

75.65 (44.27-116.92)

2,213,790 (1327469–3358608)

144.58 (87.76-220.38)

2.6 (2.48–2.71)

< 0.001

5675 (2051–13845)

0.41 (0.15–0.99)

11,925 (4359–29486)

0.78 (0.29–1.89)

2.59 (2.47–2.71)

< 0.001

Southeast Asia

643,980 (387320–971635)

135.82 (80.96-204.54)

1,845,023 (1135116–2743963)

251.58 (155.25-375.71)

3.7 (3.62–3.79)

< 0.001

3801 (1416–8957)

0.8 (0.29–1.89)

10,590 (3981–24948)

1.45 (0.54–3.39)

3.6 (3.52–3.68)

< 0.001

Oceania

7225 (4350–10872)

112.4 (67.45-168.41)

22,141 (13340–33502)

161.07 (96.72-244.27)

3.94 (3.87–4.01)

< 0.001

43 (16–99)

0.66 (0.24–1.52)

131 (48–303)

0.95 (0.35–2.22)

3.9 (3.82–3.98)

< 0.001

Sub-Saharan Africa

            

Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa

75,173 (42107–115915)

45.19 (25.46–68.93)

242,653 (138860–379077)

60.78 (34.84–94.04)

4.12 (4.09–4.15)

< 0.001

436 (156–1048)

0.26 (0.09–0.63)

1383 (500–3315)

0.34 (0.12–0.81)

4.07 (4.03–4.11)

< 0.001

Central Sub-Saharan Africa

18,808 (10508–29534)

38.56 (21.63–60.75)

74,167 (42477–116253)

59.09 (33.69–92.61)

4.86 (4.83–4.89)

< 0.001

107 (39–255)

0.22 (0.08–0.52)

420 (150–1001)

0.33 (0.12–0.8)

4.81 (4.75–4.87)

< 0.001

Southern Sub-Saharan Africa

42,289 (24246–66611)

79.85 (45.94-124.26)

88,556 (52090–136025)

102.59 (60.3-156.52)

2.58 (2.53–2.64)

< 0.001

248 (91–592)

0.46 (0.17–1.1)

514 (189–1225)

0.59 (0.22–1.41)

2.56 (2.52–2.6)

< 0.001

Western Sub-Saharan Africa

71,770 (39798–112726)

41.06 (22.79–63.87)

292,581 (166409–464477)

67.97 (38.95-107.05)

4.95 (4.91–4.99)

< 0.001

409 (148–980)

0.23 (0.08–0.55)

1651 (594–3965)

0.38 (0.14–0.92)

4.92 (4.87–4.96)

< 0.001

South Asia

            

South Asia

571,418 (344248–844600)

53.12 (32.17–78.06)

2,019,708 (1219961–3084013)

102.21 (61.58-156.12)

4.45 (4.4–4.5)

< 0.001

3408 (1274–7827)

0.31 (0.12–0.73)

11,494 (4262–27337)

0.58 (0.22–1.38)

4.26 (4.21–4.31)

< 0.001

Latin America and Caribbean

            

Caribbean

39,416 (23652–59357)

106.5 (63.66–162.1)

65,058 (39081–99974)

135.49 (81.19-208.51)

1.73 (1.67–1.8)

< 0.001

233 (84–539)

0.62 (0.23–1.46)

380 (137–886)

0.79 (0.29–1.84)

1.68 (1.6–1.77)

< 0.001

Central Latin America

344,191 (219004–511862)

214.12 (134.73-321.01)

688,837 (424109–1039581)

259.33 (159.67-391.34)

2.41 (2.36–2.46)

< 0.001

1975 (751–4560)

1.22 (0.47–2.84)

3870 (1454–9289)

1.46 (0.55–3.5)

2.33 (2.27–2.39)

< 0.001

Tropical Latin America

74,697 (43165–113931)

46.83 (27-71.04)

136,173 (80992–209087)

56.04 (33.47–85.7)

2.04 (1.89–2.19)

< 0.001

450 (160–1054)

0.28 (0.1–0.65)

794 (287–1900)

0.33 (0.12–0.78)

1.93 (1.79–2.07)

< 0.001

Andean Latin America

52,468 (36058–73407)

144.28 (98-201.71)

155,263 (103671–221457)

231.33 (154.66-331.22)

3.84 (3.69–4)

< 0.001

296 (115–675)

0.81 (0.32–1.86)

887 (333–1987)

1.32 (0.5–2.95)

3.87 (3.74–4.01)

< 0.001

North Africa and Middle East

            

North Africa and Middle East

465,354 (284864–699736)

139.78 (85.23-209.47)

1,286,635 (788268–1931605)

189.29 (115.98-284.74)

3.55 (3.49–3.61)

< 0.001

2965 (1108–6644)

0.88 (0.33-2)

7863 (2959–18073)

1.16 (0.44–2.66)

3.41 (3.32–3.5)

< 0.001

Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

            

Central Asia

20,586 (11704–31975)

29.75 (17.1-46.35)

44,054 (26166–69079)

44.14 (26.29–69.55)

2.66 (2.58–2.74)

< 0.001

119 (43–281)

0.17 (0.06–0.4)

252 (90–610)

0.25 (0.09–0.61)

2.63 (2.55–2.71)

< 0.001

Eastern Europe

40,352 (22865–62187)

17.63 (9.9-27.28)

49,089 (27896–74609)

24.5 (13.56–37.54)

0.66 (0.61–0.71)

< 0.001

234 (84–556)

0.1 (0.04–0.24)

284 (100–670)

0.14 (0.05–0.34)

0.64 (0.58–0.7)

< 0.001

Central Europe

20,728 (11458–32642)

16.73 (9.17–26.48)

22,110 (13010–34041)

21.2 (12.42–32.58)

0.22 (0.18–0.26)

< 0.001

117 (42–286)

0.09 (0.03–0.23)

124 (44–298)

0.12 (0.04–0.28)

0.19 (0.15–0.22)

< 0.001

High–income regions

            

Southern Latin America

49,953 (29311–77594)

101.26 (59.57-156.76)

114,242 (68753–175200)

165.08 (99.49-251.21)

2.89 (2.85–2.93)

< 0.001

298 (108–723)

0.6 (0.22–1.46)

676 (245–1642)

0.98 (0.35–2.38)

2.85 (2.81–2.9)

< 0.001

Western Europe

1,018,017 (676340–1464423)

254.82 (169.23-366.82)

1,234,639 (783786–1797422)

313.13 (200.8-458.73)

0.65 (0.59–0.72)

< 0.001

6204 (2417–13604)

1.56 (0.61–3.42)

7434 (2852–16726)

1.91 (0.73–4.29)

0.61 (0.53–0.69)

< 0.001

North America

706,094 (433657–1047840)

225.25 (136.98-333.29)

884,375 (591814–1230870)

263.96 (176.84-367.93)

0.76 (0.6–0.93)

< 0.001

4317 (1674–10131)

1.38 (0.53–3.2)

5352 (2125–12388)

1.6 (0.63–3.72)

0.7 (0.62–0.78)

< 0.001

Australasia

45,403 (25297–72422)

205.63 (114.54-328.31)

67,125 (37863–109797)

243.97 (138.54–399.1)

1.35 (1.24–1.46)

< 0.001

266 (95–645)

1.21 (0.43–2.91)

392 (138–934)

1.43 (0.5–3.42)

1.33 (1.24–1.42)

< 0.001

Asia Pacific

638,066 (387000–953015)

339.37 (208.23-507.54)

585,630 (357270–885306)

350.39 (214.15-528.99)

-0.31 (-0.36 - -0.27)

< 0.001

3598 (1352–8418)

1.92 (0.72–4.46)

3278 (1196–7608)

1.98 (0.73–4.64)

-0.34 (-0.4 - -0.27)

< 0.001

  1. AAPC = average annual percent change; ASPR = Age-standardized prevalence rate; ASYR = Age-standardized YLD rate; YLDs = years lived with disability; SDI = sociodemographic index
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