Journal article
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Abstract
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 disability (YLDs) for 354 causes in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017. Previous GBD studies have shown how the decline of mortality rates from 1990 to 2016 has led to an increase in life expectancy, an ageing global population, and an expansion of the …
Authors
James SL; Abate D; Abate KH; Abay SM; Abbafati C; Abbasi N; Abbastabar H; Abd-Allah F; Abdela J; Abdelalim A
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 392, No. 10159, pp. 1789–1858
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2018
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32279-7
ISSN
0140-6736