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Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) Population Estimates 1950-2019

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General Info
Provider 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Global
Time period covered 
01/1950 - 12/2019
Data type
Estimate
Summary 

The Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019), coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), estimated the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for 204 countries and territories and selected subnational locations.

This dataset provides population estimates for 1950-2019 by the following: location; single calendar year; single year of age, 5-year age group, and select custom aggregate; and sex. Data sources used to produce these estimates came from 1,250 censuses and 747 population registry location-years.

For additional GBD results and resources, visit the GBD 2019 Data Resources page.

Keywords 
Population
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Citation
Contributors 
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network
Funders 
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Publisher 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Publication year 
2020
Suggested citation 
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) Population Estimates 1950-2019. Seattle, United States of America: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2020.
GHDx Entry last modified on: Oct 15, 2020