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 …

Summary Background South Korea has one of the longest operating universal health
coverage (UHC) systems. A comprehensive analysis of long-term trajectories of morbidity …

Background Public health is a priority for the Chinese Government. Evidence-based
decision making for health at the province level in China, which is home to a fifth of the …

Background China has undergone rapid demographic and epidemiological changes in the
past few decades, including striking declines in fertility and child mortality and increases in …

Background China has experienced a remarkable epidemiological and demographic
transition during the past three decades. Far less is known about this transition at the …

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 Analysing trends and levels of the burden of disease at the national level can
mask inequalities in health-related progress in lower administrative units such as provinces …

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 A comprehensive evaluation of the burden of injury is an important foundation
for selecting and formulating strategies of injury prevention. We present results from the …

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 …