This volume provides a single uptodate source with a comprehensive statementof methods and a complete presentation of results. It includes refined methodsto ass... » 

This volume provides a single uptodate source with a comprehensive statementof methods and a complete presentation of results. It includes refined methodsto assess data ensure epidemiological consistency and summarize the diseaseburden. GBD examines the comparative importance of diseases injuries and riskfactors it incorporates a range of new data sources to develop consistentestimates of incidence prevalence severity and duration and mortality for136 major diseases and injuries. Drawing from more than 8500 data sources thatinclude epidemiological studies disease registers and notifications systemsGBD incorporates information from more than 10000 datasets relating topopulation health and mortality representing one of the largest syntheses ofglobal information on population health to date. «