Alan Lopez

Effectiveness of training interventions to improve quality of medical certification of cause of death: systematic review and meta-analysis

USH Gamage, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh, Jesse Schnall, Lene Mikkelsen, John D Hart, Hafiz Chowdhury, Hang Li, Deirdre McLaughlin, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Medicine

BACKGROUND: Valid cause of death data are essential for health policy formation. The quality of medical certification of cause of ..

An egalitarian society? Widening inequalities in premature mortality from non-communicable diseases in Australia, 2006-16.

Tim Adair, Alan D Lopez

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

BACKGROUND: The recent slowdown in life expectancy increase in Australia has occurred concurrently with widening socioeconomic and..

Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Haidong Wang, Kaja M Abbas, Mitra Abbasifard, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Ahmed Abdelalim, Hassan Abolhassani, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdelrahman I Abushouk, Maryam Adabi, Tim Adair, Oladimeji M Adebayo, Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji, Victor Adekanmbi, Abiodun Moshood Adeoye, Olatunji O Adetokunboh, Shailesh M Advani, Ashkan Afshin, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet

BACKGROUND:Accurate and up-to-date assessment of demographic metrics is crucial for understanding a wide range of social, economic..

Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cristiana Abbafati, Kaja M Abbas, Mohammad Abbasi, Mitra Abbasifard, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Ahmed Abdelalim, Mohammad Abdollahi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Aidin Abedi, Parisa Abedi, Kedir Hussein Abegaz, Hassan Abolhassani, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Victor Aboyans, Elissa M Abrams, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdulaziz Khalid Abu Haimed, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet

The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 provides a rules-based synthesis of the available evide..

Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Rafael Lozano, Nancy Fullman, John Everett Mumford, Megan Knight, Celine M Barthelemy, Cristiana Abbafati, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Mohammad Abdollahi, Aidin Abedi, Hassan Abolhassani, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdulaziz Khalid Abu Haimed, Abdelrahman I Abushouk, Maryam Adabi, Oladimeji M Adebayo, Victor Adekanmbi, Jaimie D Adelson, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet

BACKGROUND: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the health services they need, of high quality..

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Cristiana Abbafati, Kaja M Abbas, Mohammad Abbasi, Mitra Abbasifard, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Hedayat Abbastabar, Foad Abd-Allah, Ahmed Abdelalim, Mohammad Abdollahi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Aidin Abedi, Parisa Abedi, Kedir Hussein Abegaz, Hassan Abolhassani, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Victor Aboyans, Elissa M Abrams, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Abdulaziz Khalid Abu Haimed, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet

BACKGROUND: In an era of shifting global agendas and expanded emphasis on non-communicable diseases and injuries along with commun..

Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Christopher JL Murray, Aleksandr Y Aravkin, Peng Zheng, Cristiana Abbafati, Kaja M Abbas, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Foad Abd-Allah, Ahmed Abdelalim, Mohammad Abdollahi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Kedir Hussein Abegaz, Hassan Abolhassani, Victor Aboyans, Lucas Guimaraes Abreu, Michael RM Abrigo, Ahmed Abualhasan, Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad, Abdelrahman I Abushouk, Maryam Adabi, Victor Adekanmbi, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet

BACKGROUND: Rigorous analysis of levels and trends in exposure to leading risk factors and quantification of their effect on human..

Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Spencer L James, Chris D Castle, Zachary Dingels, Jack T Fox, Erin B Hamilton, Zichen Liu, Nicholas LS Roberts, Dillon O Sylte, Nathaniel J Henry, Kate E LeGrand, Ahmed Abdelalim, Amir Abdoli, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Rizwan Suliankatchi Abdulkader, Aidin Abedi, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Abdelrahman Abushouk, Oladimeji M Adebayo, Marcela Agudelo-Botero, Tauseef Ahmad, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Injury Prevention

BACKGROUND: Past research in population health trends has shown that injuries form a substantial burden of population health loss...

Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study

Spencer L James, Lydia R Lucchesi, Catherine Bisignano, Chris D Castle, Zachary Dingels, Jack T Fox, Erin B Hamilton, Nathaniel J Henry, Darrah McCracken, Nicholas LS Roberts, Dillon O Sylte, Alireza Ahmadi, Muktar Beshir Ahmed, Fares Alahdab, Vahid Alipour, Zewudu Andualem, Carl Abelardo T Antonio, Jalal Arabloo, Ashish D Badiye, Mojtaba Bagherzadeh, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Injury Prevention

BACKGROUND: Past research has shown how fires, heat and hot substances are important causes of health loss globally. Detailed esti..

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study

Richard Charles Franklin, Amy E Peden, Erin B Hamilton, Catherine Bisignano, Chris D Castle, Zachary Dingels, Simon Hay, Zichen Liu, Ali H Mokdad, Nicholas LS Roberts, Dillon O Sylte, Vos Theo, Gdiom Gebreheat Abady, Akine Eshete Abosetugn, Rushdia Ahmed, Fares Alahdab, Catalina Liliana Andrei, Carl Abelardo T Antonio, Jalal Arabloo, Aseb Arba Kinfe Arba, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Injury Prevention

BACKGROUND: Drowning is a leading cause of injury-related mortality globally. Unintentional drowning (International Classification..