Background The global health community is devoting considerable attention to adolescents
and young people, but risk of death in this population is poorly measured. We aimed to …

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 Since 2010, the rate of improvement in life expectancy in the UK has slowed.
We aimed to put this trend in the context of changes over the long term and in relation to a …

Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) summarises mortality and non-fatal outcomes in
a single measure of average population health. It has been used to compare health between …

Background Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction
of child mortality during the past few decades. Timely measurements of levels and trends in …

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 In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-
communicable diseases and injuries along with communicable diseases, sound evidence …

Background Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to
policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term …

Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
2017 (GBD 2017) includes a comprehensive assessment of incidence, prevalence, and …

Background The sustainable development goals (SDGs) aim to end HIV/AIDS as a public
health threat by 2030. Understanding the current state of the HIV epidemic and its change …