Global low back pain prevalence and years lived with disability from 1990 to 2017: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

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Global low back pain (LBP) prevalence slightly decreased from 8.20% in 1990 to 7.50% in 2017, but the number of affected individuals rose from 377.5 million to 577.0 million. Years lived with disability (YLDs) due to LBP increased by 52.7% from 42.5 million to 64.9 million during the same period.

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