Background Over the last 30 years, South Africa has experienced four 'colliding epidemics'
of HIV and tuberculosis, chronic illness and mental health, injury and violence, and …

Background The poor health of South Africans is known to be associated with a quadruple
disease burden. In the second National Burden of Disease (NBD) study, we aimed to …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
(GBD) 2016 provided comprehensive estimates of health loss globally. Decision makers in …

Abstract Background The 16 Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries
remain the epicentre of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the largest number of people living with …

Background Population-level health and mortality data are crucial for evidence-informed
policy but scarce in Nigeria. To fill this gap, we undertook a comprehensive assessment of …

Background Although the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa continues to be
dominated by infectious diseases, countries in this region are undergoing a demographic …

South Africa has experienced a rapid and complex health transition over the past two
decades. Mortality has worsened in virtually all age groups, driven largely by HIV and AIDS …

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 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. Cause-of-death statistics are an essential component of health information.
Despite improvements, underregistration and misclassification of causes make it difficult to …