Objective. This paper reviews trends in mortality and morbidity to evaluate whether there has
been a compression of morbidity. Methods. Review of recent research and analysis of recent …

Background Variations in the age patterns and magnitudes of excess deaths, as well as
differences in population sizes and age structures, make cross-national comparisons of the …

Background Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)
provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform …

Background China has experienced a remarkable epidemiological and demographic
transition during the past three decades. Far less is known about this transition at the …

BackgroundUp-to-date evidence on levels and trends for age-sex-specific all-cause and
cause-specific mortality is essential for the formation of global, regional, and national health …

Background How long one lives, how many years of life are spent in good and poor health,
and how the population's state of health and leading causes of disability change over time …

Background Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations
requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of …

Summary Background Established in 2000, Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG4)
catalysed extraordinary political, financial, and social commitments to reduce under-5 …

In high-income countries, life expectancy at age 60 years has increased in recent decades.
Falling tobacco use (for men only) and cardiovascular disease mortality (for both men and …

Background Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations
requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of …