Background Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of
population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on …

Background Population estimates underpin demographic and epidemiological research and
are used to track progress on numerous international indicators of health and development …

Background Documentation of patterns and long-term trends in mortality in young people,
which reflect huge changes in demographic and social determinants of adolescent health …

Background Although life expectancy has been projected to increase across high-income
countries, gains for the USA are anticipated to be among the smallest, and overall US death …

Background Detailed assessments of mortality patterns, particularly age-specific mortality,
represent a crucial input that enables health systems to target interventions to specific …

Background Investments in the survival of older children and adolescents (aged 5–19 years)
bring triple dividends for now, their future, and the next generation. However, 1· 5 million …

Background Sex and gender shape health. There is a growing body of evidence focused on
comprehensively and systematically examining the magnitude, persistence, and nature of …

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 In transitioning from the Millennium Development Goal to the Sustainable
Development Goal era, it is imperative to comprehensively assess progress toward reducing …