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September 3, 2021
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are important for evidence-based stroke care planning and resource allocation. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) aims to provide a standardised and comprehensive measurement of these metrics at global, regional, and national levels.

age-standardised YLDs due to bone fractures by sex
August 19, 2021
Global, regional, and national burden of bone fractures in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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We aimed to measure the global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) of fractures from 1990 to 2019.

August 19, 2021
Estimating the cause-specific relative risks of non-optimal temperature on daily mortality: a two-part modelling approach applied to the Global Burden of Disease Study
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We aimed to estimate the global and regional burden due to non-optimal temperature exposure.

August 17, 2021
US Health Care Spending by Race and Ethnicity, 2002-2016
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How did health care spending vary by race and ethnicity groups in the US from 2002 through 2016?

August 17, 2021
Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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To understand current rates, recent trends, and potential trajectories of child mortality for the next decade, we present the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 findings for all-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality in children younger than 5 years of age, with multiple scenarios for child mortality in 2030 that include the consideration of potential effects of COVID-19, and a novel framework for quantifying optimal child survival.

Trends in rates of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancers
August 16, 2021
Global, regional, and national burden of respiratory tract cancers and associated risk factors from 1990 to 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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We aimed to provide global, regional, and national estimates of the burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer and larynx cancer and their attributable risks from 1990 to 2019.

primary health care estimates graph
August 12, 2021
Trends and outcomes in primary health care expenditures in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–2017
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We estimate primary healthcare (PHC) expenditure for each low-income and middle-income country between 2000 and 2017 and test which health outputs and outcomes were associated with PHC expenditure.

graph of effect of economic recession on universal health coverage in democracies
August 2, 2021
Democracies Linked To Greater Universal Health Coverage Compared With Autocracies, Even In An Economic Recession
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We measured the associations that democracy has with universal health coverage and government health spending in 170 countries during the period 1990–2019.

July 30, 2021
Health expenditures by services and providers for 195 countries, 2000–2017
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This research aims to provide policymakers and researchers with a single repository of available national health expenditures by healthcare functions (ie, services) and providers of such services.

model performance for step 1 and step 2
July 14, 2021
Estimating global and regional disruptions to routine childhood vaccine coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: a modelling study
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The COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission substantially affected health services worldwide. To better understand the impact of the pandemic on childhood routine immunisation, we estimated disruptions in vaccine coverage associated with the pandemic in 2020, globally and by Global Burden of Disease (GBD) super-region.

figure showing relationships between national DTP3 coverage and SDI
July 12, 2021
Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1
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Drawing from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2020, Release 1, we did a systematic analysis of global, regional, and national vaccine coverage trends using a statistical framework, by vaccine and over time.

HAQ Index for US states
June 28, 2021
Variation in Health Care Access and Quality Among US States and High-Income Countries With Universal Health Insurance Coverage
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Does personal health care access and quality vary across ages among high-income countries and US states, and does any observed variation associate with insurance coverage?

June 10, 2021
Parental education and inequalities in child mortality: a global systematic review and meta-analysis
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We aimed to estimate the total reductions in under-5 mortality that are associated with increased maternal and paternal education, during distinct age intervals.

June 8, 2021
Tracking government spending on immunization: The joint reporting forms, national health accounts, comprehensive multi-year plans and co-financing data
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This study utilizes the most recent data available to provide an updated comparison of available data sources on government spending on immunization.  

map of covid mortality by country
June 8, 2021
Epidemiology, not geopolitics, should guide COVID-19 vaccine donations
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With an excess of COVID-19 vaccines in high-income settings, leaders of those countries should act on their promises to send surplus doses to countries where vaccines remain scarce. 

June 3, 2021
Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018
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Here we present a geospatial analysis of EBF prevalence estimates from 2000 to 2018 across 94 LMICs mapped to policy-relevant administrative units (for example, districts), quantify subnational inequalities and their changes over time, and estimate probabilities of meeting the World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target (WHO GNT) of ≥70% EBF prevalence by 2030.

June 1, 2021
Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study
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We aimed to assess HIV incidence and HIV mortality for all second-level administrative units across sub-Saharan Africa.

May 27, 2021
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and initiation among young people in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019
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The study models two indicators: prevalence of current smoking tobacco use among young adults aged 15-24 years, and the age at which current smokers aged 20-54 years in 2019 began smoking regularly.

May 27, 2021
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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We estimated prevalence of chewing tobacco use with a modelling strategy that used information on multiple types of smokeless tobacco products.

May 27, 2021
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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We estimated the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden for 204 countries and territories, by age and sex, from 1990 to 2019.

May 24, 2021
Estimating health care delivery system value for each US state and testing key associations
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This study aims to estimate health care systems' value in treating major illnesses for each US state and identify system characteristics associated with value.

May 13, 2021
Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US
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Per this study, uncorrectable visual acuity loss and blindness are even larger drivers of health burden in the US than was previously known.

May 12, 2021
Racial/Ethnic Disparities In COVID-19 Exposure Risk, Testing, And Cases At The Subcounty Level In California
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We analyzed California’s racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 exposure risks, testing rates, test positivity, and case rates through October 2020.

May 10, 2021
Predictive performance of international COVID-19 mortality forecasting models
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This analysis introduces a publicly available evaluation framework for assessing the predictive validity of COVID-19 mortality forecasts.

map of southern africa
May 7, 2021
Changes in body mass index, obesity, and overweight in Southern Africa development countries, 1990 to 2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
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An epidemiological analysis of the prevalence of high BMI, stroke, IHD, and T2DM was conducted for 16 Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) using Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study data.

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