Background Comparable data on the global and country-specific burden of neurological
disorders and their trends are crucial for health-care planning and resource allocation. The …

Introduction Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), affects 213 countries or territories globally.
We received a request from National Health Systems Resource Centre, a public agency in …

Background Population estimates underpin demographic and epidemiological research and
are used to track progress on numerous international indicators of health and development. …

The Government of India announced its plan to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 during
the Union Budget address last month. 1 The declaration is extraordinarily ambitious, …

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 How long one lives, how many years of life are spent in good and poor health,
and how the population's state of health and leading causes of disability change over time all …

Background Detailed assessments of mortality patterns, particularly age-specific mortality,
represent a crucial input that enables health systems to target interventions to specific …

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy contribute significantly to maternal mortality and
morbidity. Preeclampsia belongs to the spectrum of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and if …

Background A key component of achieving universal health coverage is ensuring that all
populations have access to quality health care. Examining where gains have occurred or …

Background Lower respiratory infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around
the world. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study 2016, …