Abstract:
The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of
the evidence for risk factor exposure and the attributable burden of disease. By providing national and subnational
assessments spanning the past 25 years, this study can inform debates on the importance of addressing risks in context. Declines in some key environmental risks have contributed to declines in critical infectious diseases.
Some risks appear to be invariant to SDI. Increasing risks, including high BMI, high fasting plasma glucose, drug use, and some occupational exposures, contribute to rising burden from some conditions, but also provide opportunities for intervention. Some highly preventable risks, such as smoking, remain major causes of attributable DALYs, even as exposure is declining. Public policy makers need to pay attention to the risks that are increasingly major contributors to global burden.
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