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Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Data Resources


This page provides links to data, data visualizations, a sources tool, and other resources from the most recent update to the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD).

Resources from earlier GBD rounds are available at the following links:

Data visualizations

Use these visualizations to interact with the latest GBD estimates, comparing causes, injuries, and risks across time, age, and place.

GBD Results

Search and download GBD 2021 estimates with the GBD Results tool.

GBD Sources Tool

Explore GBD 2021 input data sources and retrieve relevant metadata about them with the GBD Sources Tool.

GBD 2021 Data and Tools Overview

Download a guide to GBD results and suite of web‐based tools that provides an overview of what data users can expect to view and download from each tool, and more.

Code

Access the code used to generate the GBD results.

Country profiles

Get a snapshot of the health landscape of each GBD country with country profiles. They are a printable quick reference designed with the casual reader in mind.

Disease, injury, and risk factsheets

Get a concise overview of each cause, impairment, and risk factor modeled in GBD and the health loss related to each with these two-page summaries.

Methods appendices

Access detailed methodological information for each cause, impairment, or risk factor with these appendices.

Results data available upon request

  • Risk factor exposure
  • By sequelae: YLDs, prevalence, incidence

Send requests to [email protected].

Datasets

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Dataset Data and Documentation Related Publications and Visualizations
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Smoking Mortality and Prevalence Forecasts 2022-2050 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Burden Estimates 1990-2021 and Forecasts 2022-2050 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Air Pollution Exposure Estimates 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Lead Exposure Estimates 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Dietary Risk Exposure Estimates 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Mortality and Life Expectancy Forecasts 2022-2050 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) 1950–2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Burden and Strength of Evidence by Risk Factor 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Covariates 1980-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Disability Weights Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Causes of Death and Nonfatal Causes Mapped to ICD Codes Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Cause, REI, and Location Hierarchies Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Years Lived with Disability, Disability-Adjusted Life Years, and Healthy Life Expectancy 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Lower Respiratory Infections and Aetiologies Incidence and Mortality Estimates 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Cause-Specific Mortality 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Fertility Estimates 1950-2021 and Forecasts 2022-2100 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Nervous System Disorders Estimates 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Demographics 1950-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Stillbirth Estimates 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Anemia Prevalence and Years Lived with Disability by Cause 1990-2021 Access data
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Sickle Cell Disease Birth Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality 2000-2021 Access data