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Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Burden and Strength of Evidence by Risk Factor 1990-2021

General Info

Provider 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Global
Time period covered 
January, 1990 - December, 2021
Series or system 
Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
Data type
Estimate
Summary 

The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021), 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.

Annual estimates for deaths, DALYs, YLLs, and YLDs attributable to 88 risk factors, as well as estimates for summary exposure values (SEVs) by risk, are available from the GBD Results Tool. Estimates are available by age and sex for 1990-2021. Select tables and a supplementary results appendix published in The Lancet in May 2024 in "Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" are also available for download via the link below.

Keywords 
DALYs, Mortality, Risk factors, YLDs, YLLs

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 
2024
Suggested citation 
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Burden and Strength of Evidence by Risk Factor 1990-2021. Seattle, United States of America: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2024.

Files (3)

Public files 
FileSize
Binary Data Data Release Information Sheet243.97 KB
Binary Data Supplementary Results Appendix13.87 MB
Binary Data Table Index [CSV] (Tables downloadable from link in record summary)11.14 KB

Source URL:https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/ihme-data/gbd-2021-burden-by-risk-1990-2021