Table 1 Incidence and prevalence of the main disorders listed under the secondary headache categories. Adapted from the Global Burden of Disease study 2017 [6]
From: Health equity, care access and quality in headache – part 1
Secondary headache category | Prevalence (GBD 2017) (in thousands, 95% CI) | Incidence (GBD 2017) (thousands, 95% CI) | Prevalence of headache (%, 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Trauma injury to the head and/or neck | 46,873 (44984–48,892) | 21,652 (19206–24,416) | 66 (56–75) (acute phase) [99] 60 (58–63) (at 2 weeks postinjury), 27 (25–30) (at 3 months, 17 (16–19) (at 6 months, 12 (10–13) (at 12 months) [100] |
Cranial or cervical vascular disorder | 104,179 (98454–110,125) | 11,931 (11118–12,826) | 14 (7–23) (acute ischemic stroke) |
Non-vascular intracranial disorders | Brain and nervous system cancer: 1706 (1471–1895) | Brain and nervous system cancer: 405 (351–443) | 71 (63–77) [101] 48 (38–57) [102] |
Infection | Meningitis: 10573 (8837–12,552) Respiratory infections: 2187290 (1979143–2,449,761) Malaria: 136085 (126472–145,009) Dengue: 6267 (3416–10,612) | 5045 (4435–5878) Respiratory infections: 17942622 (16102037–20,038,445) Malaria: 208768 (170214–257,506) Dengue: 104772 (63759–158,870) | Bacterial meningitis 87 (84–89) [103] Influenza: 91 (90–92) [104] Malaria 74 (68–80) [105] Dengue 76 (69–81) [106] |
Disorder of homeostasis | Ischaemic heart disease: 126451 (118587–134,706) | Ischaemic heart disease: 10636 (9573–11,794) | 14 (11–18) [107] |