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National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990–2021, and forecasts up to 2050

Marie Ng, Xiaochen Dai, Rebecca Cogen, Emmanuela Gakidou, Stein Emil Vollset, Noah Ahmad, Dana Bryazka, Samath D. Dharmaratne, Valery Feigin, Simon Hay, Stephen Lim, Paulina Lindstedt, Justin Lo, Tomislav Mestrovic, Ali Mokdad, Erin Mullany, Christopher J.L. Murray, Erin O'Connell, Sam Ostroff, Tom Pham, Cat Raggi, Amanda Smith, Asrat Wolde, Chun-Wei Yuan
November 14, 2024
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Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks’ gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021

Haley Comfort, Theresa McHugh, Nicholas Kassebaum, Rakhi Dandona, Christopher J.L. Murray, Mohsen Naghavi, Simon Hay, Austin Schumacher, Ashley Harris, Erin May, Katherine Paulson, William Gardner, John Fuller, Meghan Frisch, Heather Taylor, Andrew Leever, Corey Teply, Nicholas Verghese, Tahiya Alam, Aleksandr Aravkin, Lalit Dandona, Maegan Dirac, Stephen Lim, Ali Mokdad, Tom Pham, Hannah Robinson-Oden, Asrat Wolde
November 4, 2024

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Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study provides a comprehensive picture of mortality and disability across countries, time, age, and sex. It quantifies health loss from hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, so that health systems can be improved and disparities eliminated.

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October 1, 2024
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Get an overview of population health and demographic information for every country of the world. We also provide profiles for select subnational locations.

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October 1, 2024
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We make datasets and our sources freely available so that policymakers have the evidence they need to make informed decisions about how to allocate resources to best improve population health.

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November 15, 2024