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 …

Background Given the projected trends in population ageing and population growth, the
number of people with dementia is expected to increase. In addition, strong evidence has …

Background Hearing loss affects access to spoken language, which can affect cognition and
development, and can negatively affect social wellbeing. We present updated estimates …

Background Previous attempts to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases
have focused only on specific disease conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) are increasingly
recognised as global health priorities in view of the preventability of most injuries and the …

Background Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases (collectively referred to as cirrhosis in
this paper) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, although the burden and …

Introduction: Burnout syndrome (BOS) is a psychological syndrome characterized by
emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment. This umbrella …

Background Efforts to quantify the global burden of enteric fever are valuable for
understanding the health lost and the large-scale spatial distribution of the disease. We …

Background Human resources for health (HRH) include a range of occupations that aim to
promote or improve human health. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the …

Background Worldwide, both the incidence and death rates of pancreatic cancer are
increasing. Evaluation of pancreatic cancer burden and its global, regional, and national …