19 December 2018
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
This research assessed the patterns and trends of healthy life expectancy, which quantifies the number of years of life expected to be lived in good health, and the complementary measure of disability-adjusted lifeyears, a composite measure of disease burden capturing both premature mortality and prevalence and severity of ill health, for 359 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories over the past 28 years.