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The Global Burden of Skin Disease in 2010: An Analysis of the Prevalence and Impact of Skin Conditions

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Abstract

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2010 estimated the GBD attributable to 15 categories of skin disease from 1990 to 2010 for 187 countries. For each of the following diseases, we performed systematic literature reviews and analyzed resulting data: eczema, psoriasis, acne vulgaris, pruritus, alopecia areata, decubitus ulcer, urticaria, scabies, fungal skin diseases, impetigo, abscess, and other bacterial skin diseases, cellulitis, viral warts, molluscum contagiosum, and non-melanoma skin cancer. We used disability estimates to determine nonfatal burden. Three skin conditions, fungal skin diseases, other skin and subcutaneous diseases, and acne were in the top 10 most prevalent diseases worldwide in 2010, and eight fell into the top 50; these additional five skin problems were pruritus, eczema, impetigo, scabies, and molluscum contagiosum. Collectively, skin conditions ranged from the 2nd to 11th leading cause of years lived with disability at the country level. At the global level, skin conditions were the fourth leading cause of nonfatal disease burden. Using more data than has been used previously, the burden due to these diseases is enormous in both high- and low-income countries. These results argue strongly to include skin disease prevention and treatment in future global health strategies as a matter of urgency.

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    Skin disease receives comparatively little attention in national and global health policy discussions.

    “Yet despite this profound impact, skin disease continues to receive relatively little attention in the national or global health debate.”
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    A few skin conditions account for most of the skin disease burden.

    “a pattern dominated by a few conditions accounting for most of the skin disease burden.”
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  1. Global Burden of Disease: 2004 Update, 2008, Global Burden of Disease
  2. Mahe, 2005, Epidemiology and Management of Common Skin Diseases in Children in Developing Countries. WHO
  3. NHANES, 1978, Skin conditions and related need for medical care among persons 1–74 years . NHANES:, United States, 1971–1974 DHEW Publication 1978 No. (PHS),, pp 79
  4. Royal College of General Practitioners Research Unit (UK), 2010, Royal College of General Practitioners Research Unit (UK)
  5. Scholfield, 2009, Skin Conditions in the UK: A Health Needs Assessment

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Authors
Hay, R. J., Johns, N. E., Williams, H. C., Bolliger, I. W., Dellavalle, R. P., Margolis, D. J., Marks, R., Naldi, L., Weinstock, M. A., Wulf, S. K., Michaud, C., J.L. Murray, C., & Naghavi, M.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
  • Denver VA Medical Center (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • Skin and Cancer Foundation (AU)
  • Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII (IT)
  • Brown University (US)
  • China Medical Board (US)
Corresponding author
Hay, Roderick J.
Venue
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-06
Volume
134
Issue
6
Pages
1527-1534
ISSN
0022-202X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2051521434
Cited by
1,706
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 144 · 2025: 178 · 2024: 185 · 2023: 202 · 2022: 201 · 2021: 144 · 2020: 166 · 2019: 116 · 2018: 113 · 2017: 90 · 2016: 86 · 2015: 57 · 2014: 21
FWCI
64.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • INFM-OAR (INFN Catania) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Health and Epidemiology
Keywords
skin diseases, global burden of disease, prevalence, years lived with disability, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, pruritus, alopecia areata, pressure ulcers, urticaria, scabies, fungal skin infection, impetigo, bacterial skin infections, cellulitis, viral warts, molluscum contagiosum, non-melanoma skin cancer
MeSH terms
Dermatology, Female, Disabled Persons, Persons with Disabilities, Humans, Male, Mortality, Skin, Skin Diseases, Skin Neoplasms, Global Health, Prevalence, Cost of Illness, Quality-Adjusted Life Years

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