Global, regional and national burden of cervical cancer in 1990-2023 with forecasts to 2050: a Global Burden of Disease study.

In 2023, cervical cancer caused 887,000 new cases, 369,000 deaths, and 13.3 million DALYs globally, with low-income countries showing far higher age-standardized rates.

• Why it matters: Despite being preventable, cervical cancer remains a major global malignancy, and the field needs updated incidence, mortality, and disability burdens plus projections to guide prevention and control.
• What they did: Using the Global Burden of Disease framework, the study estimated incidence, mortality, and DALYs for cervical cancer across 204 countries and territories from 1990–2023, then forecast trends to 2050.
• The result: Global ASIR was largely stable from 1990–2023 (-0.4%), while ASMR declined (-17.5%); by 2050, ASIR and ASMR are projected to fall, yet absolute cases and deaths rise.

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