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Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050

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Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022–50

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The burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors by state in the USA, 1990–2021

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Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories

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Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study provides a comprehensive picture of mortality and disability across countries, time, age, and sex. It quantifies health loss from hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, so that health systems can be improved and disparities eliminated.

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