These estimates were updated in subsequent publications by WHO listed below. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. The GBD (Global Burden of Disease) Study , launched by the World Bank and the World Health Organization in 1991, to address this challenge has done so in 6 cycles of GBD estimates published for the years 1999 to 2004, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2017 (7,8). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Global Burden of Disease and the Impact of Mental and Addictive Disorders. We provide an overview of the methods employed by the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 with details specific to the estimation of suicide mortality. Estimates from the GBD study may differ from national statistics due to differences in data sources and methodology. The WHO Global Health Estimates provide a comprehensive and comparable assessment of mortality and loss of health due to diseases and injuries for all regions of the world. They caused 7% of all global burden of disease as measured in DALYs and 19% of all years lived with disability. The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) is a comprehensive regional and global research program of disease burden that assesses mortality and disability from major diseases, injuries, and risk factors.GBD is a collaboration of over 1,800 researchers from 127 countries. The latest WHO assessment of deaths by cause are available below. The 1990 Global Burden of Disease study (GBD 1990 study) was the first publication using Burden of Disease methods. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) are devastating conditions with far-reaching physical, emotional, and economic consequences for patients, families, and society at large. The Country Profiles provide an overview of findings from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD). Journal articles and monographs that have been referenced or provide additional information are also provided below, in chronological order. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. On the basis of the GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2013 Study, this article provides an overview of the global, regional, and country-specific burden of stroke by sex and age groups, including trends in stroke burden from 1990 to 2013, and outlines recommended measures to reduce stroke burden. Under principal investigator Christopher J.L. They are based on over 80,000 different data sources used by researchers to produce the most scientifically rigorous estimates possible. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2019 Feb 7;21(2):10. doi: 10.1007/s11920-019-0997-0. The Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 includes estimates of mortality owing to 264 causes by location, age, and sex between 1990 and 2016 for 195 countries and territories.