Prevalence of asthma and the premature mortality in Eastern sub-Saharan Africa, from 1990 to 2023
Sebsibe Tadesse, Dereje Chala Diriba, Anteneh Berhane, Hailu Lemma, Geleta Nenko Dube, Degefa Dhengesu Hero, Mihretu Tagesse Sergindo · 2026
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Sebsibe Tadesse leads a 2026 study estimating asthma prevalence and premature mortality in Eastern sub-Saharan Africa from 1990 to 2023. Data came from the Global Burden of Disease 2023 database. Prevalence was modeled with a Bayesian disease model, and years of life lost were derived from a cause-of-death ensemble model. A comparative risk assessment framework identified the risk factors behind the lost years, and trends were smoothed statistically across place and time.
In 2023 the region had an estimated 20,716,738 people living with asthma, an age-standardized rate of 4,324 per hundred thousand people. Years of life lost totaled an estimated 918,517. No country-to-country differences were estimated within the region, but lost years rose with age. Leading risk factors for asthma-related premature death were workplace asthmagens, high body-mass index, sexual violence against children, and tobacco use, with impacts varying by country.
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| CREATOR | Sebsibe Tadesse, Dereje Chala Diriba, Anteneh Berhane, Hailu Lemma, Geleta Nenko Dube, Degefa Dhengesu Hero, Mihretu Tagesse Sergindo |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30615 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |