Fig. 5

Spatial Distribution of Pancreatic Cancer Burden in Terms of DALYs (A, C) and Age-Standardized DALY Rate (B, D) Across All Age Groups. Note: Certain regions, such as Central Europe, Eastern Europe, High-income North America, Southern Latin America, and Western Europe, continue to exhibit high age-standardized DALY rates due to factors such as aging populations, higher prevalence of risk factors like obesity and smoking, and advanced diagnostic capabilities leading to better disease reporting. These trends highlight the double burden of pancreatic cancer in both high SDI regions, due to lifestyle factors, and low SDI regions, due to inadequate healthcare access