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Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Covariates 1980-2021

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General Info
Provider 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Global
Time period covered 
01/1980 - 12/2021
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.

Covariates, which are independent variables with a positive or negative relationship to GBD diseases and conditions, are used to inform the estimation process in models in all components and stages of the GBD study. Types of covariates used include socioeconomic, demographic, health system access, climate, and food consumption. This dataset contains data for covariates for 1980-2021 used in the GBD 2021 study.

For additional GBD results and resources, visit the GBD 2021 Data Resources page.

Keywords 
Abortion, Agriculture, Alcohol use, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, Ambient temperature, Anemia, Animal injuries, Antenatal care, Anthropometry, Antibiotics, Antihelminthics, Antimalarials, Anxiety disorders, Aortic aneurysm, Asthma, Atrial fibrillation and flutter, BCG vaccines, Beds, Birth weight, Bladder cancer, Blood glucose, Blood pressure, Body mass index, Breast cancer, Breastfeeding, Bullying, Burns ...  [View more]
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GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 2, 2025