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Achala Upendra Jayatilleke

Researcher at University of Colombo

Publications -  61
Citations -  39331

Achala Upendra Jayatilleke is an academic researcher from University of Colombo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Mortality rate. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 61 publications receiving 25292 citations. Previous affiliations of Achala Upendra Jayatilleke include Thomas Jefferson University & Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

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The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study.

Richard C. Franklin, +144 more
- 01 Oct 2020 - 
TL;DR: There has been a decline in global drowning rates, and this study shows that the decline was not consistent across countries, reinforcing the need for continued and improved policy, prevention and research efforts, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.
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Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Spencer L. James, +633 more
- 01 Oct 2020 - 
TL;DR: Injuries are an important cause of health loss globally, though mortality has declined between 1990 and 2017, and future research in injury burden should focus on prevention in high-burden populations, improving data collection and ensuring access to medical care.
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The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis

Aniruddha Deshpande, +730 more
- 01 Sep 2020 - 
TL;DR: Although the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection has declined since 2000, MDA is still necessary across large populations in Africa and Asia, and these mapped estimates can be used to identify areas where the probability of meeting infection thresholds is low, and to indicate additional data collection or intervention might be warranted before MDA programmes cease.
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Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study.

Spencer L. James, +129 more
- 01 Oct 2020 - 
TL;DR: The incidence and mortality of injuries that result from fire, heat and hot substances affect every region of the world but are most concentrated in middle and lower income areas.
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Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17

Aniruddha Deshpande, +705 more
- 01 Sep 2020 - 
TL;DR: High-resolution geospatial estimates of access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries from 2000 to 2017 identify areas with successful approaches or in need of targeted interventions to enable precision public health to effectively progress towards universal access to safe water and sanitary facilities.