Background Political, economic, and epidemiological changes in Brazil have affected health
and the health system. We used the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 (GBD 2016) …

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 …

Michael Rigby and colleagues have pointed out the changes in the Global Burden of
Disease (GBD) estimates over the previous iterations of GBD 2016 and GBD 2017. They …

Summary Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cause a large burden of
disease globally. Some infectious diseases cause an increased risk of developing specific …

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) enterprise is a systematic,
scientific effort to quantify the comparative magnitude of health loss due to diseases, injuries …

Background How long one lives, how many years of life are spent in good and poor health,
and how the population's state of health and leading causes of disability change over time …

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 …

Around 2008, I asked demography colleagues:“Surely we could better forecast future
mortality rates if we first forecast future risk factor trends—like smoking rates?” Their answer …

Background How long one lives, how many years of life are spent in good and poor health,
and how the population's state of health and leading causes of disability change over time …

Summary Background As Indonesia moves to provide health coverage for all citizens,
understanding patterns of morbidity and mortality is important to allocate resources and …