Jump to navigation

  • Contact us
  • Data catalog (GHDx)
  • Research library
Home
Main menu
  • Home
  • Research and analysis
    • Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
    • Health policy and planning
    • Health by location
    • Health risks and issues
    • Diseases and conditions
    • Training on our research
    • Research and news library
  • Data tools and practices
    • Interactive data visuals
    • Data sources
    • How we collect data
    • Data practices
    • Verbal autopsy tool
    • Training on tools
    • Data for the private sector
  • News and events
    • News media
    • Blogs
    • Events
    • Media contacts
  • About us
    • Mission and vision
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Our people
    • Awards
    • Careers
    • History
    • Governance
    • Contact us

Explore section

About IHME

  • Mission and vision
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our people
  • Awards
  • Careers
  • History
  • Governance
  • Contact us

Farah Daoud

Senior Research Manager


  • Publications

Reiner RC, LBD Triple Burden Collaborators, Hay SI. The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children. Nature Communications. 6 December 2022. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34240-6.

Read the article
View the abstract

Global Burden of Disease Long COVID Collaborators. Estimated global proportions of individuals with persistent fatigue, cognitive, and respiratory symptom clusters following symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. JAMA. 10 October 2022. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.18931.

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD US Health Disparities Collaborators. Life expectancy by county, race, and ethnicity in the USA, 2000–19: a systematic analysis of health disparities. The Lancet. 16 June 2022. doi: 10.1016/ S0140-6736(22)00876-5. 

Read the article
View the abstract

COVID-19 Cumulative Infection Collaborators. Estimating global, regional, and national daily and cumulative infections with SARS-CoV-2 through Nov 14, 2021: a statistical analysis. The Lancet. 8 April 2022. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00484-6.

Read the article
View the abstract

COVID-19 Excess Mortality Collaborators. Estimating excess mortality due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic analysis of COVID-19-related mortality, 2020–21​. The Lancet. 10 March 2022. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02796-3.

Read the article
View the abstract

Kinyoki D, Osgood-Zimmerman AE, Bhattacharjee NV, Local Burden of Disease Anaemia Collaborators, Kassebaum NJ, Hay SI. Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018. Nature Medicine. 12 October 2021. doi: 10.1038/s41591-021-01498-0.

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2019 Police Violence US Subnational Collaborators. Fatal police violence by race and state in the USA, 1980-2019: a network meta-regression. The Lancet. 30 September 2021. doi: 10.016/S0140-6736(21)01609-3

Read the article
View the abstract

Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators. Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study. The Lancet HIV. 1 June 2021. doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00051-5.

Read the article
View the abstract

Local Burden of Disease HIV Collaborators. Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems. BMC Medicine. 8 January 2021. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01876-4. 

Read the article
View the abstract

Wiens KE, Schaeffer LE, Sow SO, et al. Oral rehydration therapies in Senegal, Mali, and Sierra Leone: a spatial analysis of changes over time and implications for policy. BMC Medicine. 21 December 2020. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01857-7.

Read the article
View the abstract

Local Burden of Disease Vaccine Coverage Collaborators. Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries. Nature. 16 December 2020. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-03043-4. 

Read the article
View the abstract

Local Burden of Disease WaSH Collaborators. Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17. The Lancet Global Health. August 2020. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30278-3.

Read the article
View the abstract

Local Burden of Disease Diarrhoea Collaborators. Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The Lancet. 6 May 2020. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30114-8.

Read the article
View the abstract

Al-Hajj S, El Bcheraoui C, Daoud F, Khalil I, Moradi-Lakeh M, Abu-Raddad LJ, Hamadeh RR, Mokdad A. Child and adolescent injury burden in the eastern mediterranean region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 1990-2017. BMC Public Health. 3 April 2020. doi:10.1186/s12889-020-08523-w.

Read the article
View the abstract

Local Burden of Disease Child Growth Failure Collaborators. Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries. Nature. 8 January 2020. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1878-8.

Read the article
View the abstract

Local Burden of Disease Educational Attainment Collaborators. Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries. Nature. 25 December 2019. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1872-1.

Read the article
View the abstract

Local Burden of Disease 2017 Child Mortality Collaborators. Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant, and child deaths between 2000 and 2017. Nature. 16 October 2019. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1545-0.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Jumaan AO, Collison ML, Daoud F, Mokdad AH. Health in Yemen: losing ground in war time. Globalization and Health. 2018 Apr; 14:42. doi: 10.1186/s12992-018-0354-9.

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Burden of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2005–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterannean countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Intentional injuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Maternal mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Transport injuries and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

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. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators. Burden of obesity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health. 7 Aug 2017. 

Read the article
View the abstract

Charara R, Forouzanfar M, Naghavi M, et al. The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2013. PLOS ONE. 2017 Jan 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169575.

Read the article
View the abstract

Khalil I, Colombara DV, Forouzanfar MH, et al. Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2016 Dec;95(6):1319–1329. 

Read the article
View the abstract

Moradi-Lakeh M, El Bcheraoui C, Afshin A, Daoud F, AlMazroa MA, Al Saeedi M, Basulaiman M, Memish ZA, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. Diet in Saudi Arabia: findings from a nationally representative survey. Public Health Nutrition. 10 Oct 2016. doi:10.1017/S1368980016003141. 

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators. Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet. 2016 Oct 7; 388:1459–1544.

Read the article
View the abstract

GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet. 2016 Oct 7; 388:1545–1602.

Read the article
View the abstract

Mokdad AH, Forouzanfar MH, Daoud F, et al. Health in times of uncertainty in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet Global Health. 2016 Aug. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30168-1.

Read the article
View the abstract

Mokdad AH, Forouzanfar MH, Daoud F, et al. Global burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for young people’s health during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. The Lancet. 2016 May 9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00648-6.

Read the article
View the abstract

Moradi-Lakeh M, El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Al Saeedi M, Basulaiman M, Memish ZA, Al Mazroa MA, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. The health of Saudi youths: current challenges and future opportunities. BMC Family Practice. 2016 March 5; 17:26. doi: 10.1186/s12875-016-0425-z.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Kravitz H, Al Mazroa MA, Al Saeedi M, Memish ZA, Basulaiman M, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. On your mark, get set, go levels of physical activity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2016 Feb;13(2):231-8. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0601.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Kravitz H, AlMazroa MA, Al Saeedi M, Memish ZA, Basulaiman M, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. Use of dental clinics and oral hygiene practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. International Dental Journal. 2016 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/idj.12210.

Read the article
View the abstract

Tuffaha M, El Bcheraoui C, Daoud F, Al Hussaini HA, Alamri F, Al Saeedi M, Basulaiman M, Memish ZA, AlMazroa MA, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. Deficiencies under plenty of sun: Vitamin D status among adults in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. North American Journal of Medical Sciences. 2015; 7(10):467-475. doi: 10.4103/1947-2714.168675.

Read the article
View the abstract

Daoud F, El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, AlMazroa MA, Al Saeedi M, Nooh RM, Al Rayess Z, Al-Raddadi RM, Memish ZA, Basulaiman M, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. The health status of Saudi women: findings from a national survey. Journal of Public Health. 2015 Oct 29. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv157.

Read the article
View the abstract

Moradi-Lakeh M, El Bcheraoui C, Daoud F, Tuffaha M, Wilson S, Al Saeedi M, Basulaiman M, Memish ZA, AlMazroa MA, AlRabeeah AA, Stergachis A, Mokdad AH. Medication use for chronic health conditions among adults in Saudi Arabia: findings from a national household survey. Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety. 2015 Oct 22. doi: 10.1002/pds.3904.  

Read the article
View the abstract

Moradi-Lakeh M, El Bcheraoui C, Daoud F, Tuffaha M, Kravitz H, Al Saeedi M, Basulaiman M, Memish ZA, AlMazroa MA, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. Prevalence of asthma in Saudi adults: findings from a national household survey, 2013. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2015 Jul 28; 15:77. doi:10.1186/s12890-015-0080-5.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, AlMazroa MA, Al Saeedi M, Memish ZA, Basulaiman M, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. Low uptake of periodic health examinations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 2015; 4(3):342-346. doi: 10.4103/2249-4863.161313.

Read the article
View the abstract

Moradi-Lakeh M, El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Al Saeedi M, Basulaiman M, Memish ZA, AlMazroa MA, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. Tobacco consumption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: findings from a national survey. BMC Public Health. 2015 Jul 5; 15:611. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1902-3.

Read the article
View the abstract

Mokdad AH, Tuffaha M, Hanlon M, El Bcheraoui C, Daoud F, Al Saeedi M, Alrasheedy AA, Al Hussein MA, Memish ZA, Basulaiman M, AlMazroa MA, Al Rabeeah AA. Cost of diabetes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2014. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolism. 2015; 6:575. doi:10.4172/2155-6156.1000575.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Kravitz H, AlMazroa MA, Al Saeedi M, Memish ZA, Basulaiman, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. Access and barriers to health care in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: findings from a national multistage survey. BMJ Open. 2015;5(6):e007801. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007801.

Read the article
View the abstract

Moradi-Lakeh M, El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Al Saeedi M, Basulaiman M, Memish ZA, AlMazroa MA, Al Rabeeah AA, Mokdad AH. Self-rated health among Saudi adults: Findings from a national survey, 2013. Journal of Community Health. 2015 Mar 21. doi: 10.1007/s10900-015-0014-4.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Basulaiman M, Wilson S, Daoud F, Tuffaha M, AlMazroa MA, Memish ZA, Al Saeedi M, Mokdad AH. Breast cancer screening in Saudi Arabia: Free but almost no takers. PLOS ONE. 2015 Mar 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119051.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Basulaiman M, AlMazroa MA, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Wilson S, Al Saeedi MY, Alanzi FM, Ibrahim ME, Ahmed EM, Hussain SA, Salloum RM, Abid O, Al-Dossary MF, Memish ZA, Rabeeah AAA, Mokdad AH. Fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in Saudi Arabia, 2013. Journal of Nutrition and Dietary Supplements. 2015 Feb; 7:41-49. doi: 10.2147/NDS.S77460.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Basulaiman M, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Robinson M, Jaber S, Mikhitarian S, Wilson S, Memish ZA, Al Saeedi M, AlMazroa MA, Mokdad AH. Get a license, buckle up, and slow down: Risky driving patterns among Saudis. Traffic Injury Prevention. 2014 Dec 31; 16(6):587-592.

Read the article
View the abstract

Memish ZA, El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Robinson M, Daoud F, Jaber S, Mikhitarian S, Al Saeedi M, AlMazroa MA, Mokdad AH, Al Rabeeah AA. Obesity and associated factors - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2014; 11:140236. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.140236.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Basulaiman M, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Robinson M, Jaber S, Mikhitarian S, Memish ZA, Al Saeedi M, AlMazroa MA, Mokdad AH. Status of the diabetes epidemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. International Journal of Public Health. doi: 10.1007/s00038-014-0612-4.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Basulaiman M, AlMazroa MA, Daoud F, Tuffaha M, Wilson S, Gonzalez-Medina D, Memish ZA, Al Saeedi M, Mokdad AH. Reported stroke symptoms and their associated risk factors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. Journal of Hypertension. 2014 Oct 1; 3:177. doi: 10.4172/2167-1095.1000177.

Read the article
View the abstract

Basulaiman M, El Bcheraoui C, Tuffaha M, Robinson M, Daoud F, Jaber S, Mikhitarian S, Wilson S, Memish ZA, Al Saeedi M, AlMazroa MA, Mokdad AH. Hypercholesterolemia and its associated risk factors — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013. Annals of Epidemiology. 2014 Aug 20. doi: /10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.08.001.

Read the article
View the abstract

El Bcheraoui C, Memish ZA, Tuffaha M, Daoud F, Robinson M, Jaber S, Mikhitarian S, Al Saeedi M, AlMazroa MA, Mokdad AH, Al Rabeeah AA. Hypertension and its associated risk factors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: A national survey. International Journal of Hypertension. 2014 Aug. doi: 10.1155/2014/564679.

Read the article
View the abstract

Mokdad AH, Jaber S, Abdel Aziz MI, et al. The state of health in the Arab world, 1990–2010: an analysis of the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. The Lancet. 2014 Jan 20.  DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62189-3.

Read the article
View the abstract

View all


About IHME

  • Mission and vision
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Our people
  • Awards
  • Careers
  • History
  • Governance
  • Contact us

Sign up for IHME News

Stay connected

    

Sign up for our newsletter

  • Contact us
  • Donate
  • Privacy policy

© 2023

         Home to Highly Cited Researchers 2022, Clarivate

  • Home
  • Research and analysis
    • Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
    • Health policy and planning
    • Health by location
    • Health risks and issues
    • Diseases and conditions
    • Training on our research
    • Research and news library
  • Data tools and practices
    • Interactive data visuals
    • Data sources
    • How we collect data
    • Data practices
    • Verbal autopsy tool
    • Training on tools
    • Data for the private sector
  • News and events
    • News media
    • Blogs
    • Events
    • Media contacts
  • About us
    • Mission and vision
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    • Our people
    • Awards
    • Careers
    • History
    • Governance
    • Contact us