The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Several studies have measured health outcomes in the United States, but none have provided a comprehensive assessment of patterns of health by state.

Objective

To use the results of the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) to report trends in the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors at the state level from 1990 to 2016.

Design and setting

A systematic analysis of published studies and available data sources estimates the burden of disease by age, sex, geography, and year.

Main outcomes and measures

Prevalence, incidence, mortality, life expectancy, healthy life expectancy (HALE), years of life lost (YLLs) due to premature mortality, years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 causes and 84 risk f

SUBMITTER: US Burden of Disease Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5933332 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature