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

This paper estimates the disease burden and loss of economic output associated with
chronic diseases—mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases …

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 Rehabilitation has often been seen as a disability-specific service needed by
only few of the population. Despite its individual and societal benefits, rehabilitation has not …

There are growing calls to decolonise global health. This process is only just beginning. But
what would success look like? Will global health survive its decolonisation? This is 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 Global development goals increasingly rely on country-specific estimates for
benchmarking a nation's progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases …

Three of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) concerned health. There is only
one health goal in 17 proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Critiques of the …

Background Prevention and control of disease and injury require information about the
leading medical causes of illness and exposures or risk factors. The assessment of the …

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 …