Background Reliable information on causes of death is essential to the development of
national and international health policies for prevention and control of disease and injury …

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 Global and regional estimates show that noncommunicable diseases in old age
are rising in importance relative to other causes of ill health as populations age, and as …

Background Up-to-date evidence about levels and trends in disease and injury incidence,
prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) is an essential input into global, regional …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study assesses health losses
from diseases, injuries, and risk factors using disability-adjusted life-years, which need a set …

Objective To describe the temporal and spatial trends of mortality and disability adjusted life
years (DALYs) due to chronic respiratory diseases, by age and sex, across the world during …

Background Our aim was to calculate the global burden of disease and risk factors for 2001,
to examine regional trends from 1990 to 2001, and to provide a starting point for the analysis …

Background Detailed assessments of mortality patterns, particularly age-specific mortality,
represent a crucial input that enables health systems to target interventions to specific …

Infectious disease burdens vary from country to country and year to year due to ecological
and economic drivers. Recently, Murray et al.(Murray CJ et al. 2012 Lancet 380, 2197 …

Background Up-to-date evidence about levels and trends in disease and injury incidence,
prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) is an essential input into global, regional …