Danger ahead : the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015

Ali H Mokdad; Aliasghar Ahmad Kiadaliri; GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators

doi:10.1007/s00038-017-1017-y

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Danger ahead : the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015

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Danger ahead : the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015

Ali H Mokdad, Aliasghar Ahmad Kiadaliri and GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators

International journal of public health, Vol.63(S1), pp.11-23

2018

DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1017-y

PMCID: PMC5973982

PMID: 28776238

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OBJECTIVES: The Eastern Mediterranean Region faces several health challenges at a difficult time with wars, unrest, and economic change.METHODS: We used the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study to present the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2015.RESULTS: Ischemic heart disease was the leading cause of death in the region in 2015, followed by cerebrovascular disease. Changes in total deaths ranged from a reduction of 25% for diarrheal diseases to an increase of about 42% for diabetes and tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer. Collective violence and legal intervention increased by 850% during the time period. Diet was the leading risk factor for disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for men compared to maternal malnutrition for females. Childhood undernutrition was the leading risk factor for DALYs in 1990 and 2005, but the second in 2015 after high blood pressure.CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that the region is facing several health challenges and calls for global efforts to stabilise the region and to address the current and future burden of disease.

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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology

Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi

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Title: Subtitle: Danger ahead : the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015
Creators: Ali H Mokdad - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Aliasghar Ahmad Kiadaliri - Lund OsteoArthritis Division - Clinical Epidemiology Unit
GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators
Contributors: Rima Afifi (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Community and Behavioral Health
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International journal of public health, Vol.63(S1), pp.11-23
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1017-y
PMID: 28776238
PMCID: PMC5973982
NLM abbreviation: Int J Public Health
ISSN: 1661-8564
eISSN: 1661-8564
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000865, name: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Language: English
Date published: 2018
Academic Unit: Injury Prevention Research Center; Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9984063116002771

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