Background Regularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on
their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are …

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

BackgroundRegularly updated data on stroke and its pathological types, including data on
their incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability, risk factors, and epidemiological trends, are …

Background Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide and the economic
costs of treatment and post-stroke care are substantial. The Global Burden of Diseases, …

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 Neurological disorders are increasingly recognised as major causes of death
and disability worldwide. The aim of this analysis from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries…