by Sara Moraca | Oct 11, 2024 | Cardiovascular disease, Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative, Maternal and developmental health, Neurological diseases, Tumors
Smoking is the leading behavioral risk factor for mortality globally, responsible for more than 175 million deaths and nearly 4.30 billion years of life lost (YLL) from 1990 to 2021. The pace of decline in smoking prevalence has slowed in recent years for many...
by Sara Moraca | Oct 4, 2024 | Cardiovascular disease, Environmental exposures, Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative, Neurological diseases
Between 1990 and 2021, globally, the number of people per year who suffered a new stroke increased by 70 percent, deaths caused by stroke increased by 44 percent, and stroke-related health loss, measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), increased by 32...
by Lorenzo Monasta | Mar 29, 2024 | Infectious diseases and AMR, Italian GBD Initiative
By 2050, it is estimated that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will cause 10 million annual deaths worldwide, costing up to $100 trillion. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is the most significant health threat and, in 2019, caused 1.27 million deaths globally. One in 5...
by Lorenzo Monasta | Mar 29, 2024 | Italian GBD Initiative, Non-communicable diseases
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are rapidly increasing in Italy due to aging, preventable risk factors, and a worsening socioeconomic environment. T2DM and its consequences take a heavy toll on health care systems and the economy, given the costly...
by Lorenzo Monasta | Nov 6, 2023 | Infectious diseases and AMR, Italian GBD Initiative
In 2016, the World Health Assembly adopted the resolution to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. A GBD study led by the University of Milan-Bicocca, published in the journal The Lancet Public Health, aimed to provide an overview of the impact of hepatitis B virus (HBV)...
by Lorenzo Monasta | Aug 16, 2023 | Cardiovascular disease, Environmental exposures, Italian GBD Initiative, Tumors
Air pollution is one of the risk factors assessed by the Global Burden of Disease Study and is of great importance in population health. It actually ranks fourth in terms of impact on a global scale. Since it is known that air quality in Italy has peculiar...
