Association between the Human Development Index and the burden of major gastrointestinal cancers: results from Global Burden of Disease 2021.

Key Points

• This research examines how the Human Development Index (HDI) affects the burden of major gastrointestinal cancers globally.
• Conducted longitudinal analyses using Global Burden of Disease data
• Analyzed trends in gastrointestinal cancer burden by HDI levels
• Compared high and low-HDI regions for divergence in cancer trends
• Identified significant differences in GI cancer burden between high and low-HDI regions
• Observed divergent trends over time in cancer incidence linked to HDI variations