3.3 Age and gender specific burden of schizophrenia From 1990-2021, there is an increasing trend in the incidence and prevalence of schizophrenia in both males and females globally, and both incidence and prevalence are higher in males than in females, see Figure 5 .
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Results of the Global Burden of Disease study for schizophrenia: trends from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2050.
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The prevalence of schizophrenia in males and females peaks in the 35–39 age group and then shows a decreasing trend.