Background Data for trends in glycaemia and diabetes prevalence are needed to understand
the effects of diet and lifestyle within populations, assess the performance of interventions, …

Background Comprehensive and comparable estimates of health spending in each country
are a key input for health policy and planning, and are necessary to support the achievement …

Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost
treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of …

Importance Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Current estimates on
the burden of cancer are needed for cancer control planning. Objective To estimate mortality, …

Background In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3·4 million deaths, 3·9%
of years of life lost, and 3·8% of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) worldwide. The rise …

Background Quantification of the disease burden caused by different risks informs
prevention by providing an account of health loss different to that provided by a disease-by-disease …

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 burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains unclear in many regions
of the world. Objectives : The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2015 study integrated data …

Background Suboptimal diet is an important preventable risk factor for non-communicable
diseases (NCDs); however, its impact on the burden of NCDs has not been systematically …

Data resource basics: The National Health Information Database (NHID) is a public database
on health care utilization, health screening, socio-demographic variables, and mortality for …