The poorest billion people are distributed throughout the world, though most are
concentrated in rural sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Background Peripheral artery disease is a growing public health problem. We aimed to
estimate the global disease burden of peripheral artery disease, its risk factors, and …

Background Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations
requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of …

Background Computer-coded verbal autopsy (CCVA) methods to assign causes of death
(CODs) for medically unattended deaths have been proposed as an alternative to physician …

Background: Verbal autopsy (VA) is the only available approach for determining the cause
of many deaths, where routine certification is not in place. Therefore, it is important to use …

Background Verbal autopsy methods are critically important for evaluating the leading
causes of death in populations without adequate vital registration systems. With a myriad of …

Background Monitoring progress with disease and injury reduction in many populations will
require widespread use of verbal autopsy (VA). Multiple methods have been developed for …

Background Women have better patient outcomes in HIV care and treatment than men in
sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed—at the population level—whether and to what extent …

Background Up-to-date estimates of stroke burden and attributable risks and their trends at
global, regional, and national levels are essential for evidence-based health care …

Objective Verbal autopsy (VA) is a systematic approach for determining causes of death
(CoD) in populations without routine medical certification. It has mainly been used in …