GBD Introduction
Welcome to the Lancet Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Resource Centre, bringing together the most comprehensive data and analysis of worldwide trends in global health, published across the Lancet family of journals. All GBD Articles published with the Lancet journals are Open Access or otherwise free to read with registration.
GBD View All Content
Throughout the year, the Lancet family of journals publish GBD papers exploring global trends in health outcomes, in-depth analyses of diseases, injuries, or risk factors, or country-specific analyses of population health, as well as expert commentary. Search all GBD content published by the Lancet journals here.
GBD Special Issue
- Published in October 2020, The Lancet’s special issue on GBD includes the most up-to-date global health data from 2019 with the latest analysis focused on five key themes: demographics, diseases and injuries, risk factors, population forecasting, and universal health coverage.
GBD Summaries
- The latest GBD special issue includes a unique resource of 450+ cause and risk summaries of worldwide trends in disease, injury, impairments, and health risks, based on 2019 GBD data.
GBD Visualisation 1
Explore the GBD data tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
GBD Visualisation 2
Explore the latest data about the world's health from 1990 to 2019.
GBD Infographic 1
A visual overview of the 2019 GBD findings, with implications for policy and actions to take.
GBD Infographic 2
Visualisations of global, regional, and national population projections over the next century.
