Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD
2017) includes a comprehensive assessment of incidence, prevalence, and years lived with …

Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017
comparative risk assessment (CRA) is a comprehensive approach to risk factor quantification …

Background Up-to-date evidence about levels and trends in disease and injury incidence,
prevalence, and years lived with disability (YLDs) is an essential input into global, regional, …

Background In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable
diseases and injuries along with communicable diseases, sound evidence on trends …

Background Global development goals increasingly rely on country-specific estimates for
benchmarking a nation's progress. To meet this need, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, …

Background Suboptimal diet is an important preventable risk factor for non-communicable
diseases (NCDs); however, its impact on the burden of NCDs has not been systematically …

Background Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease
(CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-…

Background As mortality rates decline, life expectancy increases, and populations age, non-fatal
outcomes of diseases and injuries are becoming a larger component of the global …

Background Non-fatal outcomes of disease and injury increasingly detract from the ability of
the world's population to live in full health, a trend largely attributable to an epidemiological …

Background Rigorous analysis of levels and trends in exposure to leading risk factors and
quantification of their effect on human health are important to identify where public health is …