Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: 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.
Author: GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Collaborators
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,775
Funders: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Jackson State University, Harvard University, Cleveland Clinic, Baylor University, American University of Beirut, University of Washington, Ball State University, Uniwersytet Jagielloński Collegium Medicum, Arabian Gulf University, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Queensland Health, Wellcome Trust, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, University of Warwick, Imperial College London, University College London, University of Oxford, South African Medical Research Council, University of Sydney, University of Melbourne, Ain Shams University, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, King Saud University, Lunds Universitet, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Universitetet i Bergen, Jimma University, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Universität Bielefeld, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Hospital for Sick Children, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Mansoura University, Mekelle University, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Slaskich we Wroclawiu, King Fahad Medical City, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Alfaisal University, Aswan University, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Council, Warwick Medical School, Ophthalmic Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Award: G1649890760
OpenAlex ID: W2742956873