Summary Caries of deciduous teeth caused 200 000 YLDs (95% UI 86 900–426 000) globally in 2019 among children and adolescents under 20 years old. There were 520 million (415–634) prevalent cases and 1·15 billion (0·788–1·52) incident cases in 2019.

Definition Caries of deciduous teeth is defined as primary dentition showing unmistakable cavity, undermined enamel, a detectably softened floor or wall, a tooth with a temporary filling or a tooth that is filled but also decayed is present, or teeth extracted due to caries.

Total sources
Incidence 75
Prevalence 384
Remission 0
Causes of death 0
Other 22
Table 1: Total sources used in GBD 2019 estimation
What is new in GBD 2019?
  • •We updated systematic review of prevalence and incidence using SCIELO (http://scielo.org) and LILACS (https://lilacs.bvsalud.org), two online databases for health and science literature primarily from Latin America and the Caribbean, which identified 77 new sources across all oral disorders.
  • •We revised data processing to include age-sex splitting of data using location-year-specific empirical age-sex pattern from detailed data and adjustment for alternate definitions (alternates = lifetime prevalence multiplied by d/dmf ratio; incidence calculated from dmfs increment) using MR-BRT prior to DisMod-MR 2.1 modelling.
  • •We revised DisMod-MR 2.1 covariates to use SEV high sugar-sweetened beverages for incidence and LN-LDI for prevalence.
Prevalence
Incidence
Deaths
YLLs
YLDs
DALYs
Cases
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
Cases
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
Deaths
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
YLLs
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
YLDs
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
DALYs
(millions)
Rate (per 100 000)
2019
Both Sexes
520
(415
to 634)
7672·9
(6113·1
to 9339·6)
1150
(788
to 1520)
16 861·4
(11 606·7
to 22 271·0)
-–
-–
-–
-–
0·200
(0·0869
to 0·426)
2·9
(1·3
to 6·3)
0·200
(0·0869
to 0·426)
2·9
(1·3
to 6·3)
Females
251
(200
to 306)
7656·5
(6089·2
to 9349·3)
557
(380
to 736)
16 872·4
(11 579·5
to 22 269·4)
-–
-–
-–
-–
0·0963
(0·0418
to 0·205)
2·9
(1·3
to 6·2)
0·0963
(0·0418
to 0·205)
2·9
(1·3
to 6·2)
Males
269
(215
to 327)
7688·3
(6138·1
to 9348·0)
594
(403
to 787)
16 851·0
(11 493·0
to 22 271·2)
-–
-–
-–
-–
0·103
(0·0451
to 0·220)
2·9
(1·3
to 6·3)
0·103
(0·0451
to 0·220)
2·9
(1·3
to 6·3)
Percentage change 2010-19
Both Sexes
5·4%
(3·0
to 7·2)
1·4%
(–0·9
to 3·2)
6·7%
(5·0
to 8·1)
2·1%
(0·5
to 3·6)
-–
-–
-–
-–
5·4%
(3·0
to 7·4)
1·4%
(–0·9
to 3·4)
5·4%
(3·0
to 7·4)
1·4%
(–0·9
to 3·4)
Females
5·7%
(3·0
to 7·6)
1·5%
(–1·1
to 3·5)
7·0%
(5·2
to 8·8)
2·2%
(0·5
to 4·0)
-–
-–
-–
-–
5·7%
(3·0
to 8·0)
1·6%
(–1·1
to 3·8)
5·7%
(3·0
to 8·0)
1·6%
(–1·1
to 3·8)
Males
5·1%
(2·9
to 7·0)
1·2%
(–0·9
to 3·1)
6·3%
(4·7
to 8·0)
1·9%
(0·3
to 3·4)
-–
-–
-–
-–
5·1%
(2·6
to 7·3)
1·3%
(–1·2
to 3·4)
5·1%
(2·6
to 7·3)
1·3%
(–1·2
to 3·4)
Numbers in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals.
Table 2: Global prevalence, incidence, deaths, YLLs, YLDs, and DALYs in counts and age-standardised rates for both sexes combined, females, and males, 2019, with percentage change between 2010 and 2019
Deaths YLLs YLDs DALYs
1990 -- -- 168th 266th
2010 -- -- 184th 269th
2019 -- -- 188th 268th
Table 3: Rank among most detailed causes for global deaths, YLLs, YLDs, and DALYs in 1990, 2010, and 2019, for both sexes combined
Figure 1: Composition of DALYs by YLDs for both sexes combined, 2019
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Figure 2: Age-standardised DALY rates for each location by SDI, both sexes combined, 2019
Figure 3: Composition of YLDs by age group and sex, 2019
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Figure 4: Age-standardised DALY rates (per 100 000) by location, both sexes combined, 2019