by Sara Moraca | Nov 26, 2024 | Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative, Maternal and developmental health, Uncategorized
The phenomenon of stillbirth, or birth without life, represents one of the most profound and least visible tragedies in global health. Every year, millions of families face the pain of losing a child in the womb, an event that affects them personally, familially and...
by Sara Moraca | Nov 10, 2024 | Cardiovascular disease, Italian GBD Initiative
Back pain is a major cause of disability globally, significantly affecting the daily lives of people who suffer from it. According to data from a systematic review, back pain is responsible for a high number of doctor visits and absences from work. Despite its...
by Sara Moraca | Oct 12, 2024 | Cardiovascular disease, Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative, Neurological diseases, Tumors
In 2022 in Tuscany, lung cancer caused 195 and 541 years of life lived with disability (YLD) in women and men, respectively, corresponding to about 9 and 25 YLD per 100,000 people. Of these, about 53% in women and 66% in men were caused by smoking. These data come...
by Sara Moraca | Oct 11, 2024 | Cardiovascular disease, Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative, Maternal and developmental health, Neurological diseases, Tumors
Smoking is the leading behavioral risk factor for mortality globally, responsible for more than 175 million deaths and nearly 4.30 billion years of life lost (YLL) from 1990 to 2021. The pace of decline in smoking prevalence has slowed in recent years for many...
by Sara Moraca | Oct 4, 2024 | Cardiovascular disease, Environmental exposures, Global Burden of Diseaase Project, Italian GBD Initiative, Neurological diseases
Between 1990 and 2021, globally, the number of people per year who suffered a new stroke increased by 70 percent, deaths caused by stroke increased by 44 percent, and stroke-related health loss, measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), increased by 32...
by Lorenzo Monasta | Mar 29, 2024 | Infectious diseases and AMR, Italian GBD Initiative
By 2050, it is estimated that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will cause 10 million annual deaths worldwide, costing up to $100 trillion. Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is the most significant health threat and, in 2019, caused 1.27 million deaths globally. One in 5...
