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 …

Abstract Global Health Humans Middle Aged Mortality Child, Preschool Infant Male Life
Tables Models, Statistical Cause of Death Child Mortality Young Adult Life Sciences Life …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide and a major public health
concern. Therefore, its risk assessment is crucial to many existing treatment guidelines. 1 …

Background Detailed assessments of mortality by occupation are scarce. We aimed to
assess mortality by occupation in the UK, differences in rates between England and Wales …

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 To help adapt cardiovascular disease risk prediction approaches to low-income
and middle-income countries, WHO has convened an effort to develop, evaluate, and …

Background The UK has had universal free health care and public health programmes for
more than six decades. Several policy initiatives and structural reforms of the health system …

Background Countries have agreed to reduce premature mortality (defined as the probability
of dying between the ages of 30 years and 70 years) from four main non-communicable …

Methods The WHO comparative risk assessment used a common statistical model that
allows a reader to compare the contribution (attributable fraction) of several risk factors with …

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 …