Global burden of thalassemia by socio-demographic index, 1990–2023: trends, disparities, and future implications
Thalassemia imposes a substantial and unequal global health burden, yet its temporal evolution stratified by sociodemographic development remains incompletely characterized using the most recent Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data. Using GBD 2023 data, we analyzed incidence, prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjuste...