Background Following the economic crisis in Greece in 2010, the country's ongoing austerity
measures include a substantial contraction of health-care expenditure, with reports of …

Background Over the past few decades, social and economic changes have had substantial
effects on health and wellbeing in Russia. We aimed to use data from the Global Burden of …

Background Through a comprehensive analysis of Italy's estimates from the Global Burden
of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017, we aimed to understand the …

Background Traditional metrics for population health ageing tend not to differentiate
between extending life expectancy and adding healthy years. A population ageing metric …

Background Geographical differences in health outcomes are reported in many countries.
Norway has led an active policy aiming for regional balance since the 1970s. Using data …

Background Greece was one of the countries hit the hardest by the 2008 financial crisis in
Europe. Yet, evidence on the effect of the crisis on total and cause-specific mortality remains …

Background Previous studies have reported national and regional Global Burden of Disease
(GBD) estimates for the UK. Because of substantial variation in health within the UK, action …

Background A comprehensive understanding of temporal trends in the disease burden in
Australia is lacking, and these trends are required to inform health service planning and …

Greece's economic crisis has deepened since it was bailed out by the international
community in 2010. The country underwent the sixth consecutive year of economic …

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 …