Table 1 Incidence and prevalence of brain and CNS cancers in 1990 and 2021 for both sexes and all SDI, with EAPC from 1990 to 2021.

Global

3.75

(3.21 to 4.21)

8.66

(7.55 to 9.53)

4.28

(3.71 to 4.88)

12.01

(10.54 to 13.52)

0.44

(0.40 to 0.49)

1.18

(1.12 to 1.24)

Sex

Female

3.36

(2.91 to 3.85)

8.21

(7.06 to 9.47)

3.88

(3.43 to 4.35)

11.76

(10.48 to 13.28)

0.47

(0.43 to 0.51)

1.28

(1.21 to 1.34)

Male

4.18

(3.32 to 5.05)

9.13

(7.45 to 10.9)

4.72

(3.68 to 5.76)

12.28

(9.72 to 15.05)

0.42

(0.38 to 0.47)

1.09

(1.03 to 1.15)

SDI

High SDI

5.66

(5.52 to 5.78)

18.73

(18.29 to 19.09)

6.38

(6.08 to 6.64)

26.10

(24.84 to 27.19)

0.43

(0.36 to 0.50)

1.24

(1.12 to 1.36)

High-middle SDI

4.81

(4.10 to 5.35)

10.77

(9.12 to 12.05)

5.90

(5.05 to 6.77)

18.58

(16.02 to 21.83)

0.68

(0.63 to 0.74)

1.91

(1.83 to 1.99)

Middle SDI

3.35

(2.57 to 4.07)

6.45

(4.85 to 7.55)

4.11

(3.34 to 4.94)

10.49

(8.54 to 12.53)

0.67

(0.65 to 0.69)

1.66

(1.60 to 1.72)

Low-middle SDI

1.73

(1.31 to 2.32)

3.04

(2.24 to 4.17)

2.34

(1.89 to 2.93)

4.49

(3.56 to 5.54)

1.04

(0.99 to 1.09)

1.36

(1.33 to 1.39)

Low SDI

1.23

(0.77 to 1.75)

2.03

(1.28 to 3.09)

1.43

(1.00 to 1.82)

2.53

(1.76 to 3.24)

0.46

(0.37 to 0.55)

0.72

(0.60 to 0.84)