We estimated age-sex specific and cause-specific mortality, years of life lost due to
premature mortality (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life …

Background Reliable and comparable analysis of risks to health is key for preventing
disease and injury. Causal attribution of morbidity and mortality to risk factors has …

All environmental epidemiologists would like their research to lead to reductions in the
health impacts of environmental exposures. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 1 project …

Background Detailed, comprehensive, and timely reporting on population health by
underlying causes of disability and premature death is crucial to understanding and …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour
Organization (ILO) have produced their first WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related …

Objective This study provides the global-, regional-and country-level estimates on the work-
related burden of diseases and accidents for 2019, including deaths, disability adjusted life …

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

Contents: vol. 1, Childhood and maternal undernutrition—Other nutrition-related risk factors
and physical activity—Addictive substances—vol. 2, Sexual and reproductive health …

Background Non-fatal outcomes of disease and injury increasingly detract from the ability of
the world's population to live in full health, a trend largely attributable to an epidemiological …

Abstract The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study 2010 (GBD 2010)
is an initiative that involved 486 scientists from 302 institutions in 50 countries, under the …