Published in The Lancet in October 2020, GBD 2019 provides for the first time an independent estimation of population, for each of 204 countries and territories and the globe, using a standardized, replicable approach, as well as a comprehensive update on fertility and migration. GBD 2019 incorporates major data additions and improvements, and methodological refinements. Mortality and life expectancy estimates have expanded to a total of 990 locations at the most detailed level, and new causes have been added to the fatal and non-fatal cause lists, for a total of 369 diseases and injuries. Two new risk factors (high and low non-optimal temperatures) and 54 new risk-outcome pairs have also been added. Produced with the input of over 5,000 collaborators from 152 countries and territories, GBD 2019 also includes estimates at the subnational level for five new countries (Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Poland) in addition to the countries for which subnational estimates have been published in previous editions of the GBD study (Russia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden, the UK, and the US).
This page summarizes all available resources from the capstone publications of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 study.
News Release
Capstone Research Articles
Full articles are available for download at The Lancet: https://www.thelancet.com/gbd
Population and Fertility
Universal Health Coverage
Diseases and Injuries
Risk Factors
Demographics
Five Key Insights from GBD 2019
Download the Data
Download all estimates and find other data-related resources associated with GBD 2019 publications on the Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx): http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-2019
GBD Results Tool
This query tool allows download of full GBD results data in CSV format.
What's included:
- All GBD causes, risks, impairments, injuries by nature, and sequela aggregates
- Measures: deaths, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), prevalence, incidence, life expectancy, healthy life expectancy (HALE), maternal mortality ratio (MMR), and summary exposure value (SEV)
- Metrics (units): number, rate, percent, years
- Years: 1990-2019; annual results for all measures
- All GBD age groups
- Sexes: males, females, both sexes
- Locations: GBD super-regions, regions, countries, select subnational units, and custom regions (WHO regions, World Bank Income Levels, and more)
Data Input Sources Tool
The Data Input Sources Tool allows users to explore GBD 2019 input data sources and retrieve relevant metadata.
Data Visualizations
Use these visualizations to interact with the latest GBD 2019 estimates, comparing causes, injuries, and risks across time, age, and place.
GBD Compare
Analyze updated data about the world’s health levels and trends from 1990 to 2019 in this interactive tool using estimates from the GBD study.
CoD Viz
You can examine more than 350 causes in both adjusted and pre-adjusted numbers, rates, and percentages for 204 countries and territories with this tool.
Epi Viz
With this interactive tool, you can explore data inputs and epidemiological estimates from the GBD 2019 project.
Mortality Viz
Walk through the estimation process for mortality trends for children and adults for 204 countries and territories using the mortality visualization.
Country Profiles
The Country Profiles provide an overview of findings from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD). They are based on over 80,000 different data sources used by researchers to produce the most scientifically rigorous estimates possible. These profiles are meant to be freely downloaded and distributed.
Two-page Summaries
Use this page to explore key findings, global trends, what's new, and important highlights for each of the GBD causes studied in 2019.
Multimedia
Explore infographics and videos related to the results of GBD 2019.