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Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Mortality and Life Expectancy Forecasts 2022-2050

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General Info
Provider 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Global
Time period covered 
01/2022 - 12/2050
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.

This dataset provides annual estimates for summary exposure values (SEVs), deaths, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), disability adjusted life years (DALYs), life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and life expectancy decomposition for 2022-2050. Data sources used to produce the estimates came from GBD 2019 and GBD 2021 analyses.

Keywords 
Adult mortality, Causes of death, Child mortality, Infant mortality, Life expectancy, Mortality, Risk factors, YLLs
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GHDx Entry last modified on: May 17, 2024