Global, regional, and national burden of diseases and injuries for adults 70 years and older: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 11, 2022
Abstract
Objectives To use data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 (GBD 2019) to estimate mortality and disability trends for the population aged ≥70 and evaluate patterns in causes of death, disability, and risk factors.
Design Systematic analysis.
Setting Participants were aged ≥70 from 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019.
Main outcomes measures Years of life lost, years lived with disability, disability adjusted life years, life expectancy . . .
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