One billion people globally to have osteoarthritis by 2050: Lancet Study
Deccan ChronicleNew Delhi: By 2050, nearly one billion people globally are projected to be living with osteoarthritis, which affects joints, according to new research published in The Lancet Rheumatology journal. Currently, 15 per cent of the world's population aged 30 years or above experience osteoarthritis, the study found after analysing 30 years of osteoarthritis data from more than 200 countries. In 2020, 595 million people were found to be affected by osteoarthritis, a 132 per cent increase from 256 million people in 1990, the study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Washington, US, as part of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 said. The global osteoarthritis burden could be reduced by an estimated 20 per cent, if obesity was effectively addressed in the population, the study said.
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