People comparing Central Europe age groups aren’t seeing one universal rate — the number affected, prevalence rate, and total DALYs all rise toward middle age before declining

You arrived with an age band in mind and want to know whether the Central Europe result changes with age.

It does: the recorded number rises from about 321 DALYs among people aged 10-14 to about 18,000 among people aged 45-49 in 2023, then falls to about 14,000 by ages 55-59 and 60-64.

The honest question is whether that pattern comes from more people living with other mental disorders, a higher rate, or both.

The GBD 2023 results give you all three measures: number of people, prevalence rate, and total disease burden rate.

Before the sections open, the figures this page stands on — each one carrying its own source.

What does the Central Europe age pattern show?

You arrived looking for one age answer, yet the data gives three related answers. Each one describes other mental disorders among both sexes in Central Europe during 2023.

The number of people rises from about 4,000 at ages 10-14 to about 244,000 at ages 45-49.

After that point, it falls to about 196,000 among people aged 60-64.

Across the age bands, the rate follows the same broad path.

It moves from 63.1 per 100,000 at ages 10-14 to 2,714 per 100,000 at ages 55-59, then reaches 2,701 per 100,000 at ages 60-64.

Total disease burden also rises through middle age.

It reaches about 18,000 DALYs at ages 45-49, then records about 16,000 at ages 50-54 and about 14,000 at both 55-59 and 60-64.

So the direct answer is clear.

The Central Europe figures rise strongly from the youngest age band through ages 45-49, while the oldest bands show lower totals and slightly lower rates.

How should you read the seven age bands?

Your search may show one age range first, which can make the result seem like a finding about everyone.

Here, the comparison covers 7 age bands from 10-14 through 60-64.

Starting with ages 10-14, the number of people living with other mental disorders is about 4,000.

The rate is 63.1 per 100,000, and total disease burden is about 321 DALYs.

At ages 15-19, prevalence reaches 432 per 100,000, while the disease-burden rate reaches 33.8 per 100,000.

Ages 20-24 record about 63,000 people, a prevalence rate of 1,073 per 100,000, and about 4,900 DALYs.

The age bands that follow continue upward in the number and rate measures.

By ages 30-34, the figures reach about 162,000 people, 2,150 per 100,000 for prevalence, and about 12,000 DALYs.

Ages 35-39 record about 208,000 people and about 16,000 DALYs.

That sequence gives your age question its proper shape. The result changes substantially across bands, so one age-specific figure cannot stand in for the whole Central Europe pattern.

Pick the line that matches the age band you came to check. The figures keep the count, prevalence rate, and disease-burden rate together.

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What happens between ages 10-14 and 24?

If the reader is checking a younger age group, the first change appears before adulthood.

The recorded prevalence rate moves from 63.1 per 100,000 at ages 10-14 to 432 per 100,000 at ages 15-19.

The number of people also rises across those bands.

It goes from about 4,000 at ages 10-14 to about 27,000 at ages 15-19, then to about 63,000 at ages 20-24.

Total disease burden follows that movement. It records about 321 DALYs for ages 10-14, about 2,100 for ages 15-19, and about 4,900 for ages 20-24.

These are age-band estimates for Central Europe. They do not describe one person’s diagnosis, symptoms, or future.

For the reader comparing the first three lines, the main point is the direction across the dataset.

Each later band carries a higher recorded number and rate than the band before it.

The 10-14 result therefore answers a narrow question. It describes the youngest listed band, while the 15-19 and 20-24 results show how different the next bands look.

Why do the figures keep rising through ages 25-44?

Your search may focus on an adult age band because its figure looks larger.

The data records that larger pattern across ages 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, and 40-44.

At ages 25-29, about 108,000 people are recorded as living with other mental disorders.

The prevalence rate is 1,672 per 100,000, and total disease burden is about 8,300 DALYs.

Ages 30-34 record about 162,000 people and a prevalence rate of 2,150 per 100,000. Total disease burden reaches about 12,000 DALYs.

The 35-39 band records about 208,000 people, 2,454 per 100,000 for prevalence, and about 16,000 DALYs.

At ages 40-44, the figures reach about 232,000 people, 2,606 per 100,000, and about 17,000 DALYs.

Every measure points in the same broad direction across these four bands.

The recorded number, prevalence rate, and total disease burden all stand higher at ages 40-44 than at ages 25-29.

That pattern answers the reader who wonders whether the Central Europe result changes only at the youngest ages. It continues through the adult bands listed here.

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Why does the pattern peak around ages 45-49?

At the age band that catches your attention, the dataset records its highest figures for both prevalence rate and total disease burden.

Ages 45-49 show about 244,000 people and about 18,000 DALYs.

The prevalence rate reaches 2,684 per 100,000 for this group. The disease-burden rate reaches 201 per 100,000.

This is the clearest high point in the age sequence supplied for Central Europe.

The number of people and total disease burden both exceed the adjacent ages 40-44 and 50-54.

A peak in an age-band dataset does not explain why the peak appears.

These figures record a difference between age groups, while the cited facts do not identify a cause for that difference.

That distinction matters for your question. The evidence supports a situated observation about people aged 45-49 in Central Europe in 2023.

It does not support a claim about what caused the result for any individual.

Read the ages 45-49 result as the highest recorded point in this supplied sequence. The next age band begins the decline.

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What changes after ages 45-49?

If your age band falls after the peak, the result still remains high.

Ages 50-54 record about 221,000 people, a prevalence rate of 2,712 per 100,000, and about 16,000 DALYs.

The prevalence rate at ages 50-54 is higher than the rate at ages 45-49.

The total disease burden and number of people are lower in the 50-54 band.

Among people aged 55-59, the dataset records about 198,000 people. The prevalence rate is 2,714 per 100,000, while total disease burden is about 14,000 DALYs.

Ages 60-64 record about 196,000 people and a prevalence rate of 2,701 per 100,000. Total disease burden remains about 14,000 DALYs.

The ending pattern is therefore mixed in one precise way.

The count and total burden fall after ages 45-49, while the prevalence rate stays close to the later high point.

For the reader checking an older age band, that means a lower total does not erase the rate result. The measures answer different parts of the same age question.

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How does supporting research fit this age question?

You may also meet research about mental disorders and substance use while looking for an age comparison.

That evidence describes selected groups, so it serves as background rather than a replacement for the Central Europe age figures.

Among substance-abusing adolescents in treatment, 64% had at least one comorbid mental disorder, most often conduct disorder.

That finding concerns adolescents in treatment for substance abuse.

It does not measure all people aged 15-19 in Central Europe, and it does not supply the GBD age-band figures.

A second cited study concerns female jail detainees.

It found that 8% had both a current severe mental disorder and current SUD, and nearly three-quarters of those with severe mental disorders also met criteria for one or more SUDs.

This second result also describes a selected group. It cannot be used to rewrite the Central Europe estimates or explain the cause of their age pattern.

For your original search, the useful boundary is simple. The GBD figures answer the regional age comparison, while these studies provide separate evidence about comorbidity in specific settings.

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What can the Central Europe result tell you?

You arrived looking for an age-specific reading, and the answer rests on the measure you choose.

The number of people rises to about 244,000 at ages 45-49 before falling to about 196,000 at ages 60-64.

The prevalence rate starts at 63.1 per 100,000 for ages 10-14.

It reaches 2,684 per 100,000 at ages 45-49 and remains near that level in the later age bands.

Total disease burden begins at about 321 DALYs for ages 10-14.

It reaches about 18,000 DALYs at ages 45-49, then falls to about 14,000 for both ages 55-59 and 60-64.

Those figures establish an age pattern in Central Europe for 2023. They do not identify a personal diagnosis, explain an individual experience, or show what will happen to one reader.

For a final check, match the reader’s age band to the comparison and keep the measure clear.

Count, prevalence rate, and total disease burden point to related findings, yet they are not interchangeable.

The strongest evidence-based answer is the pattern itself.

Other mental disorders show the lowest listed figures at ages 10-14, a steady rise through ages 45-49, and lower totals in the two oldest bands provided.

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Central Europe age figures at a glance

Your final read depends on seeing the full sequence together. The summary below places the age bands beside the three reported measures.

The age result is therefore specific and limited.

In Central Europe during 2023, the supplied GBD figures show a strong rise across the listed age bands, a high point around ages 45-49, and lower total counts and burdens afterward.

That is what the research actually shows for this question. Any explanation beyond that pattern would require evidence beyond the cited facts.

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