Three decades of population health changes in Japan, 1990-2021: a subnational analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Given Japan's rapidly ageing demographic structure, comprehensive and long-term evaluations of its national and subnational health progress are important to inform public health policy. This study aims to assess Japan's population health, using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 to analyse the country's evolving disease patterns.

Methods

GBD 2021 used Japanese data from 1474 sources, covering 371 diseases, including COVID-19, and 88 risk factors. The analysis included estimates of life expectancy, mortality, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). Estimates were generated using the standardised GBD methodology, which incorporates various data sources through statistical modelling, including the Cause Of Death Ensemble Mo

SUBMITTER: GBD 2021 Japan Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11959113 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature