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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)
provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform …

Background Japan has entered the era of super-ageing and advanced health transition,
which is increasingly putting pressure on the sustainability of its health system. The level …

Background Efforts to establish the 2015 baseline and monitor early implementation of the
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight both great potential for and threats to …

We wish to compliment the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
(GBD) Collaborators for their important contributions to global health metrics over the past …

1.1 Background A consistent and comparative description of the burden of diseases and
injuries, and the risk factors that cause them, is an important input to health decision-making …