of disease 2021 (GBD 2021) study. Stratified analysis by age and gender was conducted to
assess the mortality rate and disability adjusted life year (DALY) of liver cancer induced
by HBV infection among Chinese residents in 1990 and 2021. The Joinpoint regression
model was applied to calculate the average annual percent change (AAPC) and its 95%CI to
analyze the temporal trends of disease burden of HBV-related liver cancer in China, globally,
and across regions with different sociodemographic index (SDI) levels from 1990 to 2021.
Furthermore, the Bayesian age-period-cohort (BAPC) model was employed to project the
trends of age-standardized mortality rate and age-standardized DALY rate of HBV-induced
liver cancer among Chinese residents from 2022 to 2050. Results The age-standardized
mortality rate of HBV-related liver cancer in Chinese residents fell from 6.53 to 4.83 per
100 000 population between 1990 and 2021 (a 26.03% reduction), while the age-standardized
DALY rate declined by 29.19% from 220.05 to 155.81 per 100 000 population over the same
period. Age and gender stratified analysis indicated that the decline in age-standardized
DALY rate was significantly more prominent in the younger population aged 15 to 49 years
than in those aged 50 to 74 years and those aged 75 years and older (30.85% vs. 29.89% vs.
0.17%). The reduction of age-standardized DALY rate was greater in females than in males
(41.92% vs. 25.59%). Trend analysis revealed that the overall age-standardized mortality
rate of HBV-induced liver cancer in China decreased by 0.97% annually from 1990 to 2021
(95%CI: - 1.19%~- 0.75%, P < 0.001). The global age-standardized mortality rate of HBV
related liver cancer decreased by 0.65% per year over the same period (95%CI: - 0.80%~
- 0.49%, P < 0.001), while the rate in medium-high SDI regions declined by 0.65% annually
(95%CI: - 0.90%~- 0.39%, P < 0.001). Over the same period, the age-standardized
DALY rate decreased by 1.22% annually in China (95%CI: - 1.48%~- 0.97%, P < 0.001),
0.94% globally (95%CI: - 1.10%~- 0.78%, P < 0.001) and 1.01% in medium-high SDI
regions (95%CI: - 1.28%~- 0.72%, P < 0.001). Projection results indicated that the age
standardized mortality rate of HBV-related liver cancer among Chinese residents will decrease
by 2.86% per year during 2022—2050 (95%CI: - 2.91%~- 2.82%, P < 0.001), and the
age-standardized DALY rate will decline by 3.02% annually over the same forecasting period
(95%CI: - 3.08%~- 2.97%, P < 0.001). Conclusion Despite the downward trend in the
growth rate of the disease burden of HBV-related liver cancer in China, efforts to strengthen
HBV infection prevention and treatment still need to be scaled up, so as to further reduce the
disease burden of liver cancer and support China’s high-quality population development.