Background The burden of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rising globally, with
substantial variation in levels and trends of disease in different countries and regions. …

Background Previous attempts to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases
have focused only on specific disease conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents one of the most crucial threats to
public health and modern health care. Previous studies have identified challenges with …

Background Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases (collectively referred to as cirrhosis
in this paper) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, although the burden and …

Background Reducing the burden of death due to infection is an urgent global public health
priority. Previous studies have estimated the number of deaths associated with drug-…

Background Human resources for health (HRH) include a range of occupations that aim to
promote or improve human health. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the …

Background Although the burden of influenza is often discussed in the context of historical
pandemics and the threat of future pandemics, every year a substantial burden of lower …

Background Non-typhoidal salmonella invasive disease is a major cause of global morbidity
and mortality. Malnourished children, those with recent malaria or sickle-cell anaemia, and …

Background Previous global analyses, with known underdiagnosis and single cause per death
attribution systems, provide only a small insight into the suspected high population health …

Background Mental health is a public health issue for European young people, with great
heterogeneity in resource allocation. Representative population-based studies are needed. …