Global disparities in liver cancer burden: an epidemiological and socioeconomic analysis using GBD 1990–2021 data
Global liver cancer burden has declined overall but remains unevenly distributed, driven by divergent demographic transitions, etiologic profiles, and socioeconomic context. These findings highlight substantial unrealized potential for burden reduction, particularly in low and low-middle SDI countries.
Authors
- Qingyi Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7632-8158)
- Rui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8866-8475)
- Kejie He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1969-9192)
- Haitao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5486-8218)
- Huiting Guan
- Dajun Chen
Institutions
- University of Hohenheim (DE)
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Southwest Medical University (CN)
- Quzhou City People's Hospital (CN)
- Quzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Oncology
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-026-04594-0
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00