ArticleInternational journal of public health2018
Danger ahead: the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015.
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- Health and health care access for Syrian refugees living in İstanbul.International journal of public health · 2018Article
- Adolescent health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the global burden of disease 2015 study.International journal of public health · 2018Article
- When violence becomes endemic.International journal of public health · 2018Article
- Health in Yemen: losing ground in war time.Globalization and health · 2018Article
- Modern Sunni-Shia conflicts and their neglected tropical diseases.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.Lancet (London, England) · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe Eastern Mediterranean Region faces several health challenges at a difficult time with wars, unrest, and economic change.
methodsWe used the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study to present the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2015.
resultsIschemic heart disease was the leading cause of death in the region in 2015, followed by cerebrovascular disease. Changes in total deaths ranged from a reduction of 25% for diarrheal diseases to an increase of about 42% for diabetes and tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer. Collective violence and legal intervention increased by 850% during the time period. Diet was the leading risk factor for disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for men compared to maternal malnutrition for females. Childhood undernutrition was the leading risk factor for DALYs in 1990 and 2005, but the second in 2015 after high blood pressure.
conclusionsOur study shows that the region is facing several health challenges and calls for global efforts to stabilise the region and to address the current and future burden of disease.
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