Tag: DALYs
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Global and regional burden of kidney cancer 1990–2021: trends and future projections
Overview: the rising global impact of kidney cancer Kidney cancer, though not the most common cancer by incidence, poses a substantial global health challenge due to its mortality and disability burden. Recent analyses based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 dataset reveal that from 1990 to 2021 the world experienced a marked increase…
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Global drug addiction mortality doubles as new cases fall: a wake-up call for harm reduction
Overview: a paradox in the global drug problem Recent analyses based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 data reveal a striking paradox: while the number of new drug use disorder (DUD) cases has declined in many regions, deaths and disability from drug addiction have surged. This paradox exposes critical gaps in global harm-reduction…
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Global drug addiction mortality rates surge despite fewer cases
Introduction: A paradox in global drug use New international data reveal a troubling paradox: the incidence of drug use disorders (DUDs) is not rising as rapidly as death and disability from drug use. A comprehensive analysis based on the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study shows that while new cases of drug addiction have…
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Global Drug Addiction Mortality Surges Despite Fewer New Cases: A Global Health Alarm
What the latest analysis reveals A sweeping epidemiological review using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 data shows a troubling paradox: global drug-use disorders (DUDs) are yielding far more deaths even as new cases decline. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, tracks trends from 1990 to 2021 and emphasizes that mortality and disability…