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Global Trends in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality from 1990 to 2021 and 2036 Projections: Insights from GBD 2021 Data Cover

Global Trends in Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality from 1990 to 2021 and 2036 Projections: Insights from GBD 2021 Data

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|Oct 2025

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Table 1

Global and Regional ASMR and trends for ischemic heart disease from 1990 to 2021.

LOCATION199020211990–2021
DEATH CASESASMRDEATH CASESASMREAPCNET DRIFT
(×103)(95% UI)(PER 100,000)(95% UI)(×103)(95% UI)(PER 100,000)(95% UI)(95% CI)(95% CI)
Global5367.14 (5076.40,5562.77)158.9 (148.14,165.3)8991.64 (8264.12,9531.13)108.73 (99.6,115.38)–1.301 (–1.341,–1.26)–1.1 (–1.15,–1.06)
SDI region
High SDI1732.39 (1591.27,1797.85)157.59 (144.19,163.92)1392.37 (1217.17,1489.07)58.45 (52.18,61.92)–3.428 (–3.533,–3.324)–2.77 (–2.92,–2.62)
High-middle SDI1604.86 (1527.81,1657.94)193.94 (182.11,200.6)2450.43 (2218.84,2647.30)127.5 (115.03,137.72)–1.564 (–1.771,–1.356)–2.21 (–2.33,–2.08)
Middle SDI1038.97 (978.52,1100.28)127.06 (118.35,134.97)2811.12 (2564.66,3023.43)118.71 (107.23,127.8)–0.115 (–0.186,–0.045)–0.37 (–0.44,–0.31)
Low-middle SDI753.13 (698.70,804.55)140.99 (129.76,151.24)1834.65 (1699.51,1964.08)142.1 (131.3,151.87)0.159 (0.086,0.232)–0.12 (–0.2,–0.03)
Low SDI228.81 (202.39,255.18)119.5 (106.26,132.45)493.48 (448.13,543.12)116.41 (105.21,127.69)0.006 (–0.102,0.113)–0.46 (–0.57,–0.35)
GBD region
High-income North America644.90 (580.45,675.67)177.72 (160.27,186.07)534.77 (468.40,571.53)75.85 (67.17,80.6)–3.09 (–3.238,–2.942)–2.59 (–2.76,–2.41)
Southern Latin America62.79 (59.93,64.74)149.43 (141.12,154.54)49.10 (45.02,51.73)54.41 (50.08,57.26)–2.918 (–3.076,–2.76)–2.73 (–2.9,–2.56)
High-income Asia Pacific117.62 (107.06,122.95)67.04 (59.85,70.5)152.70 (124.00,168.79)25.56 (21.78,27.65)–3.041 (–3.201,–2.881)–2.74 (–3.16,–2.33)
Australasia40.16 (37.29,41.66)176.76 (162.82,184.02)28.64 (24.37,30.97)46.67 (40.23,50.21)–4.524 (–4.622,–4.426)–4.55 (–4.88,–4.22)
Western Europe879.29 (811.26,910.87)148.22 (136.54,153.85)543.04 (463.99,584.34)47.27 (41.45,50.42)–3.894 (–3.991,–3.797)–4.12 (–4.33,–3.92)
East Asia570.43 (505.99,639.93)93.92 (83.87,105.3)2008.01 (1683.97,2335.23)108.9 (91.18,125.79)0.896 (0.586,1.208)–0.02 (–0.21,0.16)
Central Asia131.77 (124.69,136.25)320.47 (299.83,332.36)175.39 (159.20,192.41)265.51 (240.67,290.42)–1.012 (–1.287,–0.736)–2.31 (–2.46,–2.15)
South Asia708.22 (643.04,771.05)136.39 (122.87,149.55)1990.11 (1824.49,2155.70)149.14 (136.97,161.16)0.436 (0.302,0.571)–0.03 (–0.18,0.13)
Southeast Asia252.65 (229.37,275.07)114.72 (103.39,125.65)638.70 (575.91,694.08)110.92 (100.18,120.2)–0.103 (–0.18,–0.025)–0.21 (–0.25,–0.17)
Oceania4.53 (3.75,5.49)182.55 (155.47,217.42)11.14 (9.33,13.32)170.89 (145.43,201.15)–0.182 (–0.224,–0.141)–0.17 (–0.32,–0.02)
Central Europe364.09 (349.91,371.87)272.56 (259.22,279.18)331.28 (299.88,352.60)139.98 (126.84,148.91)–2.455 (–2.557,–2.353)–3.42 (–3.61,–3.24)
Eastern Europe786.27 (751.13,803.30)323.17 (305.26,331.76)903.62 (811.06,990.58)252.89 (226.96,277.15)–1.237 (–1.691,–0.782)–2.3 (–2.62,–1.97)
Andean Latin America17.09 (15.55,18.72)92.95 (84.56,101.24)32.96 (28.04,39.37)58.17 (49.56,69.33)–1.741 (–2.118,–1.363)–1.72 (–1.82,–1.62)
Central Latin America88.86 (84.86,90.85)125.72 (118.69,129.14)247.05 (221.19,273.15)103.69 (92.48,114.59)–0.764 (–0.997,–0.532)–0.52 (–0.6,–0.43)
Tropical Latin America107.55 (102.01,110.64)135.91 (126.39,140.82)162.30 (149.05,170.32)64.49 (58.98,67.84)–2.272 (–2.367,–2.176)–1.87 (–1.97,–1.78)
Caribbean44.60 (42.48,46.17)188.97 (179.08,195.79)61.45 (54.94,69.04)112.5 (100.51,126.54)–1.706 (–1.899,–1.513)–0.93 (–1.05,–0.8)
North Africa and Middle East386.04 (357.95,418.21)275.18 (253.62,299.12)769.14 (685.36,858.25)202.85 (180.59,223.68)–1.026 (–1.075,–0.977)–1.41 (–1.5,–1.32)
Central Sub-Saharan Africa23.27 (18.25,29.48)134.9 (107.86,167.2)49.85 (38.89,63.65)119.34 (93.7,150.29)–0.572 (–0.655,–0.489)–0.59 (–0.68,–0.5)
Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa43.99 (39.10,50.52)69.44 (61.05,78.85)101.22 (87.73,117.27)72.16 (62.09,82.99)–0.055 (–0.14,0.03)–0.43 (–0.48,–0.38)
Southern Sub-Saharan Africa17.90 (15.56,19.84)75.96 (64.95,84.84)39.82 (36.78,43.19)83.44 (76.93,90.19)0.266 (–0.128,0.661)–0.56 (–0.79,–0.32)
Western Sub-Saharan Africa75.12 (64.54,87.13)105.29 (90.24,121.56)161.33 (140.03,185.44)105.97 (92.83,120.17)0.024 (–0.101,0.149)–0.23 (–0.28,–0.17)

[i] ASMR, age-standardized mortality rate; CI, confidential interval; EAPC, estimated annual percentage change; SDI, socio-demographic index; UI, uncertainty interval.

Figure 1

Trends in IHD mortality from 1990 to 2021. (A) and (B) show the death numbers (in thousands) and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR, per 100,000 population) across different SDI regions, respectively. (C) presents the death numbers and ASMR across different GBD regions.

ASMR, age-standardized mortality rate; GBD, Global Burden of Disease; IHD, Ischemic heart disease; SDI, socio-demographic index.

Figure 2

Age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR) and trends for IHD from 1990 to 2021 in 204 countries and territories. (A) and (B) show the ASMR (per 100,000 population) in 1990 and 2021, respectively. (C) presents the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC) of ASMR (% per year) by country, and (D) illustrates the net drift of ASMR (% per year) over the study period.

ASMR, age-standardized mortality rate; EAPC, estimated annual percentage change; IHD, Ischemic heart disease.

Figure 3

Age, period, and cohort effects on IHD mortality rates from 1990 to 2021 in different SDI regions and across both sexes. (A) shows the local drifts (% per year) by age group, (B) illustrates the age effects (mortality rates per 100,000 population), (C) presents the period effects (log2 mortality rate ratios over time), and (D) depicts the cohort effects (log2 mortality rate ratios by birth cohort). Each panel includes data for both sexes, males, and females.

IHD, Ischemic heart disease; SDI, socio-demographic index.

Figure 4

Relationship between the SDI and ASMR for IHD from 1990 to 2021. The top panel shows ASMR (per 100,000 population) against SDI for 204 countries and territories. The bottom panel displays the effective difference trend line, indicating the gap between observed and potentially achievable ASMR in 2021 across the same countries and territories.

ASMR, age-standardized mortality rate; IHD, Ischemic heart disease; SDI, socio-demographic index.

Figure 5

(A). Contributions of aging, epidemiological change, and population growth to changes in IHD mortality from 1990 to 2021 across different SDI and GBD regions. (B). Risk factor contributions to total IHD deaths in 2021 across different SDI and GBD regions.

GBD, Global Burden of Disease; IHD, Ischemic heart disease; SDI, socio-demographic index.

Figure 6

BAPC projections for 2022 to 2036, showing predicted death numbers (in thousands) and ASMR (per 100,000 population) across different GBD regions.

ASMR, age-standardized mortality rate; BAPC, Bayesian Age-Period-Cohort; GBD, Global Burden of Disease

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1486 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 9, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 29, 2025
Published on: Oct 10, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2025 Xiaoqin Zhou, Weiqiang Ruan, Hui Jie, Huizhen Liu, Ting Wang, Jing Li, Ke Lin, Jing Lin, published by Ubiquity Press
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