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Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015 [1]

Abstract

The Eastern Mediterranean Region faces several health challenges at a difficult time with wars, unrest, and economic change.

Methods 

We used the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study to present the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2015. 

Results

Ischemic heart disease was the leading cause of death in the region in 2015, followed by cerebrovascular disease. Changes in total deaths ranged from a reduction of 25% for diarrheal diseases to an increase of about 42% for diabetes and tracheal, bronchus, and lungcancer. Collective violence and legal intervention increased by 850% during the time period. Diet was the leading risk factor for disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for men compared to maternal malnutrition for females. Childhood undernutrition was the leading risk factor for DALYs in 1990 and 2005, but the second in 2015 after high blood pressure. 

Conclusions

Our study shows that the region is facing several health challenges and calls for global efforts to stabilise the region and to address the current and future burden of disease.

Citation: 

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors 3 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

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Alize Ferrari [33]
Christina Fitzmaurice [34]
Maya Fraser [35]
Joseph Frostad [36]
Will Godwin [37]
Nicholas Kassebaum [38]
Hmwe Hmwe Kyu [39]
Patrick Liu [40]
Bobby Reiner [41]
Marissa Reitsma [42]
Gregory Roth [43]
Damian Santomauro [44]
Alison Smith [45]
Jeff Stanaway [46]
Patrick Sur [47]
Haidong Wang [48]
Harvey Whiteford [49]
Heidi Larson [50]
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[1] http://www.healthdata.org/research-article/danger-ahead-burden-diseases-injuries-and-risk-factors-eastern-mediterranean-region
[2] http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/mental-illness-suicide-and-%E2%80%98intractable-violence%E2%80%99-creating-%E2%80%98lost-generation%E2%80%99-middle
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[4] http://www.healthdata.org/research-article/burden-vision-loss-eastern-mediterranean-region-1990%E2%80%932015-findings-global-burden
[5] http://www.healthdata.org/research-article/neonatal-infant-and-under-5-mortality-and-morbidity-burden-eastern-mediterranean
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[18] http://www.healthdata.org/about/ali-mokdad
[19] http://www.healthdata.org/about/christopher-jl-murray
[20] http://www.healthdata.org/about/simon-iain-hay
[21] http://www.healthdata.org/about/mohsen-naghavi
[22] http://www.healthdata.org/about/theo-vos
[23] http://www.healthdata.org/about/charbel-el-bcheraoui
[24] http://www.healthdata.org/about/maziar-moradi-lakeh
[25] http://www.healthdata.org/about/ashkan-afshin
[26] http://www.healthdata.org/about/michael-collison
[27] http://www.healthdata.org/about/farah-daoud
[28] http://www.healthdata.org/about/kristopher-krohn
[29] http://www.healthdata.org/about/adrienne-chew
[30] http://www.healthdata.org/about/kelly-cercy
[31] http://www.healthdata.org/about/fiona-charlson
[32] http://www.healthdata.org/about/holly-erskine
[33] http://www.healthdata.org/about/alize-ferrari
[34] http://www.healthdata.org/about/christina-fitzmaurice
[35] http://www.healthdata.org/about/maya-fraser
[36] http://www.healthdata.org/about/joseph-frostad
[37] http://www.healthdata.org/about/will-godwin
[38] http://www.healthdata.org/about/nicholas-kassebaum
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[41] http://www.healthdata.org/about/bobby-reiner
[42] http://www.healthdata.org/about/marissa-reitsma
[43] http://www.healthdata.org/about/gregory-roth
[44] http://www.healthdata.org/about/damian-santomauro
[45] http://www.healthdata.org/about/alison-smith
[46] http://www.healthdata.org/about/jeff-stanaway
[47] http://www.healthdata.org/about/patrick-sur
[48] http://www.healthdata.org/about/haidong-wang
[49] http://www.healthdata.org/about/harvey-whiteford
[50] http://www.healthdata.org/about/heidi-larson
[51] http://www.healthdata.org/about/farshad-pourmalek
[52] http://www.healthdata.org/about/stein-emil-vollset