AI Summary
The incidence, prevalence, and disability from spinal cord injuries (SCI) have remained relatively stable but the overall number of cases has significantly increased from 1990 to 2019. Policymakers should take into account the geographic variations in SCI when developing strategies to address the burden of this condition.
Although age-standardised rates of incidence, prevalence, and YLDs for SCI changed only slightly, absolute counts increased substantially from 1990 to 2019. Geographical heterogeneity in demographic, spatial, and temporal patterns of SCI, at both the national and regional levels, should be considered by policy makers aiming to reduce the burden of SCI.