We present estimates of the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR), modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR), demand satisfied, and the method of contraception used for both partnered and unpartnered women for 5-year age groups in 204 countries and territories between 1970 and 2019.
July 15, 2022
Research Article
High prevalence of diabetes has been reported in the Americas, but no comprehensive analysis of diabetes burden and related factors for the region is available. We aimed to describe the burden of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and that of hyperglycaemia in the Americas from 1990 to 2019.
July 14, 2022
Research Article
Small amounts of alcohol might lower the risk of some health outcomes but increase the risk of others, suggesting that the overall risk depends, in part, on background disease rates, which vary by region, age, sex, and year.
July 6, 2022
Research Article
In view of the high and increasing prevalence of diabetes, we aimed to quantify the burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2·5 originating from ambient and household air pollution.
July 5, 2022
Research Article
We report US spending-effectiveness ratios, using comprehensive estimates of health care spending from the Disease Expenditure Project and DALYs from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.
June 29, 2022
Research Article
We sought to report comprehensive trends in injury-related mortality and morbidity for adolescents aged 10–24 years during the past three decades.
June 29, 2022
Research Article
Using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019, we examined regional differences in development and current state of health across Norwegian counties.
June 20, 2022
Research Article
We estimated the global, regional, and national prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), as well as mortality and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to HBV, as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019.
June 2, 2022
Research Article
We identify the pattern of garbage-coded deaths in the world and present the methods used to determine their redistribution to generate more plausible cause of death assignments.
May 23, 2022
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We aimed to use comparable and standardised data sources to estimate human resources for health (HRH) densities globally, and to examine the relationship between a subset of HRH cadres and UHC effective coverage performance.
May 20, 2022
Research Article
Our analysis presents the first ever estimates of entire distributions of stunting, wasting, and underweight for each of 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2020 for children less than 5 years old by age group and sex.
April 7, 2022
Research Article
In this study, we conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of a Vitamin A Supplementation scale-up in Nigeria, Kenya, and Burkina Faso.
April 7, 2022
Research Article
We examined the temporal patterns of the global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its risk factors in 204 countries and territories across the past three decades.
April 6, 2022
Health system performance in Iran: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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In this systematic analysis, we present the national and subnational estimates of the burden of disease in Iran using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
April 4, 2022
Research Article
We aimed to examine injury-related morbidity and mortality among adults aged 50 years or older in 22 Eastern Mediterranean countries.
April 1, 2022
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We estimated the burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders, and self-harm in people aged 10-24 in 31 European countries.
March 24, 2022
Research Article
NCD-related mortality has substantially declined among adolescents in the EU between 1990 and 2019, but the rising trend of YLL attributed to mental disorders and their YLD burden are concerning.
March 15, 2022
Research Article
We undertook a comprehensive assessment of the burden of disease in Nigeria and compared outcomes to other west African countries.
March 13, 2022
Research Article
The GBD 2019 Ethiopia subnational analysis aimed to measure the progress and disparities in health across nine regions and two chartered cities.
March 10, 2022
Research Article
We used data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 (GBD 2019) to estimate mortality and disability trends for the population aged ≥70 and evaluate patterns in causes of death, disability, and risk factors.