Background Prevention and control of disease and injury require information about the
leading medical causes of illness and exposures or risk factors. The assessment of the …

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 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 …

In 1993 the Harvard School of Public Health in collaboration with The World Bank and WHO
assessed the Global Burden of Disease (GBD). As well as generating comprehensive and …

In 1993 the World Bank sponsored a study to assess the global burden of disease in
collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Harvard School of Public …

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 …

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 …

Background Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial
consideration in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The …

1. Objectives Decision makers need the best available evidence in the form of quantities of
interest to them. Concerns about quality and uncertainty of data are not an acceptable …

Background Quantification of the disease burden caused by different risks informs
prevention by providing an account of health loss different to that provided by a disease-by …