Health dynamics in war-torn Yemen: insights from 32 years of epidemiological data (1990-2021).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Yemen is the poorest and war-torn country in the North Africa and Middle East region and lacks a comprehensive assessment of temporal trends in the overall disease burden, injuries, and disabilities at the country level; these insights are required to guide healthcare interventions and improve overall population health. We estimated the burden and temporal trends of diseases and their risk factors in Yemen between 1990 and 2021 using data from the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2021.

Methods

In this systematic analysis, we presented all-causes and cause-specific mortality rates, years lived with disability (YLDs), years of life lost (YLLs), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), as well as the life expectancy at birth and he

SUBMITTER: Nawsherwan 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816499 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature