Published in Lancet on December 15, 2012
Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet (2014) 22.33
The state of US health, 1990-2010: burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. JAMA (2013) 10.43
Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990-2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2014) 10.06
Global burden of oral conditions in 1990-2010: a systematic analysis. J Dent Res (2013) 6.15
Burden of depressive disorders by country, sex, age, and year: findings from the global burden of disease study 2010. PLoS Med (2013) 6.04
The Global Burden of Cancer 2013. JAMA Oncol (2015) 5.93
The global burden of viral hepatitis from 1990 to 2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet (2016) 5.51
Worldwide epidemiology of atrial fibrillation: a Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study. Circulation (2013) 4.60
Estimating the global burden of endemic canine rabies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2015) 4.35
Global numbers of infection and disease burden of soil transmitted helminth infections in 2010. Parasit Vectors (2014) 4.28
The global burden of disease study 2010: interpretation and implications for the neglected tropical diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 4.01
Global distribution and prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes. Hepatology (2014) 3.95
Global and regional burden of first-ever ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke during 1990-2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet Glob Health (2013) 3.82
The global burden of ischemic heart disease in 1990 and 2010: the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. Circulation (2014) 2.99
Knowledge, moral claims and the exercise of power in global health. Int J Health Policy Manag (2014) 2.92
Global access to surgical care: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health (2015) 2.80
Estimated Global, Regional, and National Disease Burdens Related to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in 2010. Circulation (2015) 2.78
Land use, transport, and population health: estimating the health benefits of compact cities. Lancet (2016) 2.66
The burden of HIV: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. AIDS (2013) 2.66
Global burden of severe periodontitis in 1990-2010: a systematic review and meta-regression. J Dent Res (2014) 2.66
Using verbal autopsy to measure causes of death: the comparative performance of existing methods. BMC Med (2014) 2.39
World Health Organization Estimates of the Global and Regional Disease Burden of 22 Foodborne Bacterial, Protozoal, and Viral Diseases, 2010: A Data Synthesis. PLoS Med (2015) 2.35
The global burden of listeriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis (2014) 2.23
Global and National Burden of Diseases and Injuries Among Children and Adolescents Between 1990 and 2013: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease 2013 Study. JAMA Pediatr (2016) 2.19
Changes in health in England, with analysis by English regions and areas of deprivation, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet (2015) 2.15
Trends in disease burden in Germany: results, implications and limitations of the Global Burden of Disease study. Dtsch Arztebl Int (2014) 2.09
Reflections on the global burden of disease 2010 estimates. PLoS Med (2013) 2.00
The global burden of congenital toxoplasmosis: a systematic review. Bull World Health Organ (2013) 1.94
Estimates of possible severe bacterial infection in neonates in sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and Latin America for 2012: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis (2014) 1.93
The global burden of mental, neurological and substance use disorders: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. PLoS One (2015) 1.79
The epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors 2010 Study. Prog Cardiovasc Dis (2013) 1.77
Estimates of neonatal morbidities and disabilities at regional and global levels for 2010: introduction, methods overview, and relevant findings from the Global Burden of Disease study. Pediatr Res (2013) 1.61
Preterm birth-associated neurodevelopmental impairment estimates at regional and global levels for 2010. Pediatr Res (2013) 1.49
The English are healthier than the Americans: really? Int J Epidemiol (2015) 1.45
Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Hypertension Screening and Treatment in Adults with Hypertension in Rural Nigeria in the Context of a Health Insurance Program. PLoS One (2016) 1.40
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and Rhesus disease of the newborn: incidence and impairment estimates for 2010 at regional and global levels. Pediatr Res (2013) 1.39
Intrapartum-related neonatal encephalopathy incidence and impairment at regional and global levels for 2010 with trends from 1990. Pediatr Res (2013) 1.36
A composite metric for assessing data on mortality and causes of death: the vital statistics performance index. Popul Health Metr (2014) 1.32
World Health Organization Estimates of the Global and Regional Disease Burden of 11 Foodborne Parasitic Diseases, 2010: A Data Synthesis. PLoS Med (2015) 1.29
Analysis and valuation of the health and climate change cobenefits of dietary change. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2016) 1.29
Global Burden of Severe Tooth Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Dent Res (2014) 1.21
Impact and cost-effectiveness of new tuberculosis vaccines in low- and middle-income countries. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 1.21
Neonatal severe bacterial infection impairment estimates in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America for 2010. Pediatr Res (2013) 1.15
Modeling health impact of global health programs implemented by Population Services International. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.14
Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2015) 1.13
Quantifying the health impacts of ambient air pollutants: recommendations of a WHO/Europe project. Int J Public Health (2015) 1.11
Burden of disease, injuries, and risk factors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1990-2010. Prev Chronic Dis (2014) 1.11
Disability-adjusted Life Years for 313 Diseases and Injuries: the 2012 Korean Burden of Disease Study. J Korean Med Sci (2016) 1.05
Disability weights in the global burden of disease 2010 study: two steps forward, one step back? Bull World Health Organ (2014) 1.03
The contribution of major depression to the global burden of ischemic heart disease: a comparative risk assessment. BMC Med (2013) 1.02
Global, Regional, and National Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Fruit Juices, and Milk: A Systematic Assessment of Beverage Intake in 187 Countries. PLoS One (2015) 1.01
The mismatch between the health research and development (R&D) that is needed and the R&D that is undertaken: an overview of the problem, the causes, and solutions. Glob Health Action (2013) 1.01
Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study: A personal reflection. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract (2013) 1.01
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pilot Neonatal Screening Program for Sickle Cell Anemia in the Republic of Angola. J Pediatr (2015) 1.00
Methodological Framework for World Health Organization Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Disease. PLoS One (2015) 1.00
Calculating the burden of disease of avian-origin H7N9 infections in China. BMJ Open (2014) 1.00
Burden of disease in Japan: using national and subnational data to inform local health policy. J Prev Med Public Health (2014) 0.99
Global economic consequences of selected surgical diseases: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health (2015) 0.98
Reliable direct measurement of causes of death in low- and middle-income countries. BMC Med (2014) 0.98
A square peg in a round hole? Challenges with DALY-based "burden of disease" calculations in surgery and a call for alternative metrics. World J Surg (2013) 0.98
The role of headache chronicity among predictors contributing to quality of life in patients with migraine: a hospital-based study. J Headache Pain (2014) 0.97
Burden of disease in adults admitted to hospital in a rural region of coastal Kenya: an analysis of data from linked clinical and demographic surveillance systems. Lancet Glob Health (2014) 0.95
Burden of injuries avertable by a basic surgical package in low- and middle-income regions: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study. World J Surg (2015) 0.94
Effect of deworming on school-aged children's physical fitness, cognition and clinical parameters in a malaria-helminth co-endemic area of Côte d'Ivoire. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 0.93
The global diffusion of organ transplantation: trends, drivers and policy implications. Bull World Health Organ (2014) 0.93
Improving the estimation of the tuberculosis burden in India. Bull World Health Organ (2014) 0.91
Methodological variation in economic evaluations conducted in low- and middle-income countries: information for reference case development. PLoS One (2015) 0.88
Health metrics for helminth infections. Acta Trop (2013) 0.87
The burden of premature mortality in Poland analysed with the use of standard expected years of life lost. BMC Public Health (2015) 0.87
Reduced population burden of road transport-related major trauma after introduction of an inclusive trauma system. Ann Surg (2015) 0.87
Productivity Loss Related to Neglected Tropical Diseases Eligible for Preventive Chemotherapy: A Systematic Literature Review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2016) 0.87
The Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Cohort-Study (SMSC): A Prospective Swiss Wide Investigation of Key Phases in Disease Evolution and New Treatment Options. PLoS One (2016) 0.86
Health and economic benefits of improved injury prevention and trauma care worldwide. PLoS One (2014) 0.86
Remembering the forgotten non-communicable diseases. BMC Med (2014) 0.85
Quantifying burden of disease to support public health policy in Belgium: opportunities and constraints. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.85
Incorporating scale dependence in disease burden estimates: the case of human African trypanosomiasis in Uganda. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 0.85
Development of methodology for disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) calculation based on real-life data. PLoS One (2013) 0.84
Disease Burden of 32 Infectious Diseases in the Netherlands, 2007-2011. PLoS One (2016) 0.83
What is health? Microb Biotechnol (2013) 0.83
Disparities in Under-Five Child Injury Mortality between Developing and Developed Countries: 1990-2013. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2016) 0.82
The impact of a healthy lifestyle on Disability-Adjusted Life Years: a prospective cohort study. BMC Med (2015) 0.82
The cost of liver disease in Korea: methodology, data, and evidence. Clin Mol Hepatol (2015) 0.81
Differing Methods and Definitions Influence DALY estimates: Using Population-Based Data to Calculate the Burden of Convulsive Epilepsy in Rural South Africa. PLoS One (2015) 0.81
The burden of disease in Spain: results from the global burden of disease study 2010. BMC Med (2014) 0.81
Global Patterns of QALY and DALY Use in Surgical Cost-Utility Analyses: A Systematic Review. PLoS One (2016) 0.81
Global Progress in Road Injury Mortality since 2010. PLoS One (2016) 0.81
Years of Life Lost (YLL) in Colombia 1998-2011: Overall and Avoidable Causes of Death Analysis. PLoS One (2015) 0.80
Burden of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases in Iran: Estimates Based on the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study, 2010. Middle East J Dig Dis (2015) 0.80
Cost-effectiveness and affordability of community mobilisation through women's groups and quality improvement in health facilities (MaiKhanda trial) in Malawi. Cost Eff Resour Alloc (2015) 0.80
Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Maternal, Neonatal, and Nutritional Disorders in Korea. J Korean Med Sci (2016) 0.80
Social Costs of Iron Deficiency Anemia in 6-59-Month-Old Children in India. PLoS One (2015) 0.80
The Burden of Cancer in Korea during 2012: Findings from a Prevalence-Based Approach. J Korean Med Sci (2016) 0.79
Development of the standards of reporting of neurological disorders (STROND) checklist: a guideline for the reporting of incidence and prevalence studies in neuroepidemiology. Eur J Epidemiol (2015) 0.79
Quantifying Burden of Disease to Measure Population Health in Korea. J Korean Med Sci (2016) 0.79
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. Lancet (2012) 56.72
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 41.47
Global and regional burden of disease and risk factors, 2001: systematic analysis of population health data. Lancet (2006) 37.83
Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5. Lancet (2010) 33.69
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 26.95
Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences. Lancet (2008) 26.44
Selected major risk factors and global and regional burden of disease. Lancet (2002) 24.47
WHO estimates of the causes of death in children. Lancet (2005) 18.33
Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet (2013) 18.02
Global malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis. Lancet (2012) 17.62
Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2013) 16.76
Counting the dead and what they died from: an assessment of the global status of cause of death data. Bull World Health Organ (2005) 15.50
Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on maternal and child mortality: an updated systematic analysis. Lancet (2011) 14.16
Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection: new estimates of age-specific antibody to HCV seroprevalence. Hepatology (2013) 12.46
Neonatal, postneonatal, childhood, and under-5 mortality for 187 countries, 1970-2010: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4. Lancet (2010) 12.28
The preventable causes of death in the United States: comparative risk assessment of dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors. PLoS Med (2009) 12.13
Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 11.32
Estimates of global mortality attributable to smoking in 2000. Lancet (2003) 10.52
The state of US health, 1990-2010: burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors. JAMA (2013) 10.43
Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990-2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2014) 10.06
Estimation of potential global pandemic influenza mortality on the basis of vital registry data from the 1918-20 pandemic: a quantitative analysis. Lancet (2006) 9.85
50 years of pursuing a healthy society in Japan. Lancet (2011) 9.40
Eight Americas: investigating mortality disparities across races, counties, and race-counties in the United States. PLoS Med (2006) 8.70
Fine-particulate air pollution and life expectancy in the United States. N Engl J Med (2009) 8.36
Healthy life expectancy for 187 countries, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 8.22
What has made the population of Japan healthy? Lancet (2011) 8.18
50-year trends in smoking-related mortality in the United States. N Engl J Med (2013) 7.80