Global trends in systemic sclerosis-related mortality, 2001-2023: an epidemiological analysis using World Health

Keith Pardillada Belangoy1, Yoshito Nishimura2, Ko Harada3

  • 1Department of Health Data Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, 7008558, Japan.

Clinical Rheumatology
|March 6, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Global mortality from systemic sclerosis (SSc) shows declining age-standardized rates but increasing crude rates, with women disproportionately affected. Targeted strategies are crucial for high-risk populations and regions.

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