Berhe Gebremichael

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.

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.

TL;DR: The stability of the global age-standardised prevalence estimates over time suggests that the epidemiology of the disease has not changed, but the estimates of all-age prevalence and YLDs, which increased between 1990 and 2017, suggest that the burden of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease is nonetheless increasing as a result of ageing and population growth.

TL;DR: The Global Burden of Disease 2017 demonstrated a complex and sophisticated series of analytical steps using the largest known database of morbidity and mortality data on injuries, which should be used to help inform injury prevention policy making and resource allocation.

TL;DR: Low-middle and middle SDI countries, however, have demonstrated increasing rates of fracture and amputation over the last 27 years, concerning as access to quality and subspecialised surgical hand care is often limiting in these resource-limited regions.