Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Years Lived With Disability in Eastern Sub‐Saharan Africa, From 1990 to 2023
Sebsibe Tadesse, Boko Loka Safayi, Abdulbasit Sherfa, Musa Jemal, Begetayinoral Kussia Lahole, Melese Chego Cheme, Sewhareg Belay, Asqual Gebreslassie Gebremariam, Gemechis Tuke, Abinet Zewudie, Gelgelo Wodessa, Geleta Nenko Dube · 2026
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Tadesse and colleagues counted in 2026 the autism load in Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa across three decades, from a world health bank. Autism is a life long brain growth state that shapes talk, social ease, and acts. Counts from this region were thin and split. The team drew on the Global Burden of Diseases 2023 bank. Math models filled gaps by age, place, and year, and gave rates per head with doubt bands.
In 2023 the region held more than four million folk living with autism. The age fair rate sat near eight in ten thousand folk. Years lived with the ill's drag came near a million in sum. Rates held near flat from 1990 to 2023, with no clear split by sex or land. The team urges early spotting, home based aid in local ways, and far better count systems.
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| CREATOR | Sebsibe Tadesse, Boko Loka Safayi, Abdulbasit Sherfa, Musa Jemal, Begetayinoral Kussia Lahole, Melese Chego Cheme, Sewhareg Belay, Asqual Gebreslassie Gebremariam, Gemechis Tuke, Abinet Zewudie, Gelgelo Wodessa, Geleta Nenko Dube |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |