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Additionally, to evaluate the applicability of the GBD model within the Chinese context and to assess the effectiveness of China's historical prevention and control policies for neglected tropical diseases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Comparative study of real-world data and GBD 2021 (2004-2020).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Disability adjusted life years (DALYs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>DALYs based on reported data for leprosy, echinococcosis, schistosomiasis, visceral leishmaniasis, dengue, and rabies from 2004 to 2020 were compared with the estimated DALYs from the GBD 2021 database. Additionally, we combined and analysed China's historical policies on prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases with real-world DALYs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Data sources<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Reported data were sourced from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s China Public Health Science data centre and related reports. Data for GBD 2021 and GBD 2019 were obtained from GBD databases. These data included all of China\u2019s 31 provinces (including autonomous regions and municipalities) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The total real-world DALYs based on reported data of six neglected tropical diseases decreased from 260\u2009000 person years in 2004 to 19\u2009000 person years in 2020, with a 93% (241\u2009000\/260\u2009000 person years) reduction. The 17 year average real-world DALYs from 2004 to 2020 versus the GBD 2021 estimates for the same period were 42\n                      <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>\n                      500 for leprosy, 960\n                      <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>\n                      11\u2009000 for echinococcosis, 64\u2009000\n                      <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>\n                      98\u2009000 for schistosomiasis, 56\n                      <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>\n                      16\u2009000 for visceral leishmaniasis, 190\n                      <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>\n                      780 for dengue, and 47\u2009000\n                      <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>\n                      67\u2009000 for rabies. The ratios of the GBD estimates to the real-world DALYs for the six neglected tropical diseases were 17 for leprosy, 11 for echinococcosis, 1.5 for schistosomiasis, 280 for visceral leishmaniasis, 4.2 for dengue, and 1.4 for rabies.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings indicate that reliance solely on global estimates, such as those of the GBD, may not sufficiently capture the dynamics of neglected tropical diseases in China. Integrating local epidemiological data into global health assessments is crucial to develop accurate and effective public health policies. 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