Mohammad H Forouzanfar
A5107973303- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
- Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- T-cell and B-cell Immunology
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Karolinska Institutet
2016-2025
Salahaddin University-Erbil
2013-2024
University of Tehran
2009-2024
Novel (United States)
2023-2024
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
2011-2018
University of Washington
2011-2018
Karolinska University Hospital
2011-2018
Kyoto University
2017
Jimma University
2017
Sapienza University of Rome
2017
BackgroundThe Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis the evidence for risk factor exposure attributable burden disease. By providing national subnational assessments spanning past 25 years, this study can inform debates on importance addressing risks in context.MethodsWe used comparative assessment framework developed previous iterations Disease to estimate deaths, disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), trends by age group, sex,...
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Current estimates on burden cancer are needed for control planning.
Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality, is a leading contributor global disease burden. We explored spatial temporal trends in mortality burden of attributable from 1990 2015 at global, regional, country levels.
<h2>Summary</h2><h3>Background</h3> Suboptimal diet is an important preventable risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs); however, its impact on the burden of NCDs has not been systematically evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate consumption major foods and nutrients across 195 countries quantify their suboptimal intake NCD mortality morbidity. <h3>Methods</h3> By use a comparative assessment approach, we estimated proportion disease-specific attributable each dietary (also...
Background— The global burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. Methods and Results— We systematically reviewed population-based studies AF published from 1980 to 2010 the 21 Global Burden Disease regions estimate global/regional prevalence, incidence, morbidity mortality related (DisModMR software). Of 377 potential identified, 184 met prespecified eligibility criteria. estimated number individuals with globally in was 33.5 million (20.9 men [95% uncertainty interval (UI), 19.5–22.2...
<h3>Importance</h3> Elevated systolic blood (SBP) pressure is a leading global health risk. Quantifying the levels of SBP important to guide prevention policies and interventions. <h3>Objective</h3> To estimate association between at least 110 115 mm Hg 140 or higher burden different causes death disability by age sex for 195 countries territories, 1990-2015. <h3>Design</h3> A comparative risk assessment loss related SBP. Estimated distribution was based on 844 studies from 154 (published...
Lower respiratory infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality around the world. The Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors (GBD) Study 2016, provides an up-to-date analysis burden lower in 195 countries. This study assesses cases, deaths, aetiologies spanning past 26 years shows how infection has changed people all ages.
The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015) provides an up-to-date analysis the burden diarrhoeal diseases. This study assesses cases, deaths, aetiologies spanning past 25 years informs changing picture disease worldwide.We estimated mortality by age, sex, geography, year using Cause Death Ensemble Model (CODEm), a modelling platform shared across most causes death in GBD study. We modelled morbidity, including incidence prevalence, meta-regression called...
The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2016 provides an up-to-date analysis the burden diarrhoea in 195 countries. This study assesses cases, deaths, aetiologies 1990-2016 how has changed people all ages.We modelled mortality with a Bayesian hierarchical modelling platform that evaluates wide range covariates model types on basis vital registration verbal autopsy data. We incidence compartmental meta-regression tool enforces association between prevalence,...
Global stroke epidemiology is changing rapidly. Although age-standardized rates of mortality have decreased worldwide in the past 2 decades, absolute numbers people who a every year, and live with consequences or die from their stroke, are increasing. Regular updates on current level burden important for advancing our knowledge facilitate organization planning evidence-based care.This study aims to estimate incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lived...
Exposure to ambient air pollution is a major risk factor for global disease. Assessment of the impacts on population health and evaluation trends relative other factors requires regularly updated, accurate, spatially resolved exposure estimates. We combined satellite-based estimates, chemical transport model simulations, ground measurements from 79 different countries produce estimates annual average fine particle (PM2.5) ozone concentrations at 0.1° × spatial resolution five-year intervals...
Global deaths from cardiovascular disease are increasing as a result of population growth, the aging populations, and epidemiologic changes in disease. Disentangling effects these three drivers on trends mortality is important for planning future health care system benchmarking progress toward reduction disease.We used data Burden Disease Study 2013, which includes 188 countries grouped into 21 world regions. We developed counterfactual scenarios to represent principal change (population...