Trends in mortality related to unintentional poisoning in the South Asian region from 1990 to 2019: analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to estimate the burden of unintentional poisoning in South Asian countries from 1999 to 2019.

Design

An ecological study conducted at the regional level for South Asian countries, based on data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Setting

We extracted unintentional poisoning data from the Global Burden of Disease Study data set from 1990 to 2019 to assess trends in mortality, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), years of life lost, years lived with disability (YLDs) and causative agents in South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan).

Outcome measures

We determined the per cent change and 95% CI for the period between 1990 and 2019 by age, gender and country. We also conducted Poisson regression to

SUBMITTER: Khan NU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9923325 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature