Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations, and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates.

Authors:
Lozano, R.; Naghavi, M.; Foreman, K.; Lim, S.; Shibuya, K.;...; Carapetis, J.; et al.

Authors notes:
The Lancet. 2012;380(9859):2095-128

Keywords:
populations, health policy, Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2010 (GBD 2010), annual deaths, age, sex.

Abstract:
Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations, and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. In the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2010 (GBD 2010), we aimed to estimate annual deaths for the world and 21 regions between 1980 and 2010 for 235 causes, with uncertainty intervals (UIs); 1separately by age and sex.