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Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

GBD is the single largest and most detailed scientific effort ever conducted to quantify levels and trends in health. It provides a comprehensive picture of mortality and disability across countries, time, age, and sex, incorporating over 350 diseases and injuries in 204 countries.

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Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050

Scientific Publication

Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021

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Epi Visualization

Explore data inputs and epidemiological estimates from the GBD 2021 project.

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Burden of Proof

Compare strength of evidence for health risks and outcomes.

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GBD Results

View and download estimates of the world’s health from 1990 to 2021.