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Trends in HIV/AIDS morbidity and mortality in Eastern Mediterranean countries, ...
El Bcheraoui, C; Wang, H; Charara, R; Khalil, I; Moradi-Lakeh, M; Afshin, A; Collison, M; Daoud, F; Chew, A; Krohn, K; Carter, A; Foreman, K; He, FObjectives: We used the results of the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study to estimate trends of HIV/AIDS burden in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries between 1990 and 2015. Methods: Tailored estimation methods were used to produce final estimates of mortality. Years of life lost (YLLs) were calculated by multiplying the mortality rate by population by age-specific life expectancy. Years lived with di...
Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost,...
Fitzmaurice, C; Akinyemiju, T; Al Lami, F; Alam, T; Alizadeh-Navaei, R; Allen, C; Alsharif, U; Alvis-Guzman, N; Amini, E; Anderson, B; Aremu, OImportance: The increasing burden due to cancer and other noncommunicable diseases poses a threat to human development, which has resulted in global political commitments reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals as well as the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Action Plan on Non-Communicable Diseases. To determine if these commitments have resulted in improved cancer control, quantitative assessments...