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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Neurol.
Sec. Headache and Neurogenic Pain
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1501749

Headache disorders: a persistent public health challenge for the under 50s

Provisionally accepted
Weijian Meng Weijian Meng 1,2Liutao Sui Liutao Sui 3*
  • 1 Molecular Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hebei Province, China
  • 2 Department of GI Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hebei Province, China
  • 3 The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China

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    Introduction:Currently,neurological diseases has surpassed cardiovascular diseases as the primary cause of global disease burden. Among these, headache disorders are the most prevalent and have emerged as the main cause of disability in people under 50 years old in recent years.Since the release of GBD 2021, there has been no comprehensive systematic exposition on the burden of headache among individuals under 50 years old and a forecast for future burdens.This study aims to quantify the global, regional, and national burden of headache disorders among people under 50 from 1992 to 2021 and to predict future trends in order to provide policy makers with precise and effective epidemiological evidence. 680 million, 2.33 billion and 41 million, respectively, indicating that the burden of headache disorders in this age group will continue to persist.Conclusions:Globally, the burden of headache disorders in people under 50 years of age remains significant and has not improved over the past 30 years,especially in regions with high SDI.Headache problems will continue to pose a serious public health challenge for this age group for some time to come. This study reveals the burden and distribution of headache disorders in this age group, providing important basis for governments and policymakers to accurately and effectively allocate health care resources, strengthen prevention and management strategies, and respond to this global health problem.

    Keywords: Headache Disorders, Incidence, Prevalence, Disability-adjusted life years(DALYs), prediction, Global burden of disease(GBD) 2021

    Received: 26 Sep 2024; Accepted: 14 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Meng and Sui. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Liutao Sui, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China

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