Background Understanding health trends and estimating the burden of disease at the
national and subnational levels helps policy makers track progress and identify disparities in …

Background Peer-reviewed literature on health is almost exclusively published in English,
limiting the uptake of research for decision making in francophone African countries. We …

Background Assessments of age-specific mortality and life expectancy have been done by
the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNPOP), the …

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 …

Background Efforts to establish the 2015 baseline and monitor early implementation of the
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight both great potential for and threats to …

Background Most analyses of risks to health focus on the total burden of their aggregate
effects. The distribution of risk-factor-attributable disease burden, for example by age or …

Background Geographical differences in health outcomes are reported in many countries.
Norway has led an active policy aiming for regional balance since the 1970s. Using data …

Background Japan has entered the era of super-ageing and advanced health transition,
which is increasingly putting pressure on the sustainability of its health system. The level …

Background Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations
requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of …