Background Prevention, control, and treatment of respiratory tract cancers are important
steps towards achieving target 3.4 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—a …

Background Global estimates of the effect of common modifiable risk factors on
cardiovascular disease and mortality are largely based on data from separate studies, using …

Background Non-communicable diseases are the leading global cause of death and
disproportionately afflict those living in low-income and lower-middle-income countries …

Background Despite a substantial reduction in the use of solid fuels worldwide, exposure to
household air pollution (HAP) from use of these fuels for cooking remains a leading risk …

Background We used data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors
Study 2010 (GBD 2010) to estimate the burden of disease attributable to mental and …

Background Environmental exposures contribute to the global burden of disease. We have
estimated the burden of disease attributable to outdoor and indoor air pollution, inadequate …

Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)
provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform …

Background Air pollution is an important public health concern in China, with high levels of
exposure to both ambient and household air pollution. To inform action at provincial levels in …

Background In estimating the global burden of cancer, adolescents and young adults with
cancer are often overlooked, despite being a distinct subgroup with unique epidemiology …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) aims to bring
together all available epidemiological data using a coherent measurement framework …