The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 provides a
rules-based synthesis of the available evidence on levels and trends in health outcomes, a …

Background As mortality rates decline, life expectancy increases, and populations age, non-fatal
outcomes of diseases and injuries are becoming a larger component of the global …

Background In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable
diseases and injuries along with communicable diseases, sound evidence on trends …

Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017
comparative risk assessment (CRA) is a comprehensive approach to risk factor quantification …

Background Global development goals increasingly rely on country-specific estimates for
benchmarking a nation's progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, …

Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD
2017) includes a comprehensive assessment of incidence, prevalence, and years lived with …

Background How long one lives, how many years of life are spent in good and poor health,
and how the population's state of health and leading causes of disability change over time all …

Background Neurological disorders are increasingly recognised as major causes of death
and disability worldwide. The aim of this analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries…

Background Acute meningitis has a high case-fatality rate and survivors can have severe
lifelong disability. We aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the levels and trends …

Background Population estimates underpin demographic and epidemiological research and
are used to track progress on numerous international indicators of health and development. …