New research: The absolute burden and relative rank of viral hepatitis increased between 1990 and 2013.
July 10th, 2016The global burden of viral hepatitis from 1990 to 2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Stanaway, Jeffrey D et al. The Lancet
“….Between 1990 and 2013, global viral hepatitis deaths increased from 0·89 million (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 0·86–0·94) to 1·45 million (1·38–1·54); YLLs (years of life lost) from 31·0 million (29·6–32·6) to 41·6 million (39·1–44·7); YLDs (years lived with disability) from 0·65 million (0·45–0·89) to 0·87 million (0·61–1·18); and DALYs (Disability-adjusted life-years) from 31·7 million (30·2–33·3) to 42·5 million (39·9–45·6).
In 2013, viral hepatitis was the seventh (95% UI seventh to eighth) leading cause of death worldwide, compared with tenth (tenth to 12th) in 1990……”