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Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Abstract

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, and national health policies. In the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013), we estimated these quantities for acute and chronic diseases and injuries for 188 countries between 1990 and 2013. METHODS: Estimates were calculated for disease and injury …

Authors

Collaborators GBODS; Vos T; Barber RM; Bell B; Bertozzi-Villa A; Biryukov S; Bolliger I; Charlson F; Davis A; Degenhardt L

Journal

The Lancet, Vol. 386, No. 9995, pp. 743–800

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

August 2015

DOI

10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60692-4

ISSN

0140-6736