Cirrhosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in people with chronic liver
disease worldwide. In 2019, cirrhosis was associated with 2.4% of global deaths. Owing to …

Abstract The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) began 30 years ago with the goal of
providing timely, valid and relevant assessments of critical health outcomes. Over this …

Background Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and
affects people regardless of country, age group, or sex. Using the most recent evidentiary …

PUBLISHED BY ELSEVIER levels stratified by age and sex. Estimates of several summary
epidemiological measures are produced, including composite measures such as …

Background Understanding the magnitude of cancer burden attributable to potentially
modifiable risk factors is crucial for development of effective prevention and mitigation …

Background Combating viral hepatitis is part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), and WHO has put forth hepatitis B elimination targets in its Global Health Sector …

Objective To estimate systematic and anatomic site–specific age‐standardized prevalence
rates (ASRs) and analyze the secular trends of osteoarthritis (OA) at global, regional, and …

Global estimates of prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from the
Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 were examined for …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to human health around
the world. Previous publications have estimated the effect of AMR on incidence, deaths …

Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents one of the most crucial threats to
public health and modern health care. Previous studies have identified challenges with …