New incident cases of low back pain worldwide, 2021

266.9 million

new cases per year, worldwide

“In 2021, approximately 628.8 million people worldwide were affected by LBP, with approximately 266.9 million new incident cases and age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) of 3176.6 per 100,000.”

Li et al., Global burden of low back pain and its attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2021: GBD 2021 (Frontiers in Public Health 2024), abstract, 2024-11

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GBD 2021 modelled estimate. GBD counts new episodes of low back pain lasting at least a day, so one person can be counted again after recovery.

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