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Danny V. Colombara

Researcher at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Publications -  46
Citations -  13981

Danny V. Colombara is an academic researcher from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Years of potential life lost. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 45 publications receiving 8440 citations. Previous affiliations of Danny V. Colombara include Peking Union Medical College & University of Washington.

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Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Mohsen Naghavi, +601 more
- 16 Sep 2017 - 
TL;DR: The Global Burden of Disease 2016 Study (GBD 2016) provides a comprehensive assessment of cause-specific mortality for 264 causes in 195 locations from 1980 to 2016 as discussed by the authors, which includes evaluation of the expected epidemiological transition with changes in development and where local patterns deviate from these trends.
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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Simon I. Hay, +803 more
- 16 Sep 2017 - 
TL;DR: At a global level, DALYs and HALE continue to show improvements and the importance of continued health interventions, which has changed in most locations in pace with the gross domestic product per person, education, and family planning.
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Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Christopher Troeger, +151 more
TL;DR: The findings show substantial progress in the reduction of lower respiratory infection burden, but this progress has not been equal across locations, has been driven by decreases in several primary risk factors, and might require more effort among elderly adults.
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The State of US Health, 1990-2016: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Among US States

Ali H. Mokdad, +143 more
- 10 Apr 2018 - 
TL;DR: There are wide differences in the burden of disease at the state level and specific diseases and risk factors, such as drug use disorders, high BMI, poor diet, high fasting plasma glucose level, and alcohol use disorders are increasing and warrant increased attention.