TY - JOUR
T1 - Burden of diarrhea in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015
T2 - Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study
AU - GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Diarrhea Collaborators
AU - Mokdad, Ali H.
AU - Khalil, Ibrahim
AU - El Bcheraoui, Charbel
AU - Charara, Raghid
AU - Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
AU - Afshin, Ashkan
AU - Kassebaum, Nicholas J.
AU - Collison, Michael
AU - Chew, Adrienne
AU - Krohn, Kristopher J.
AU - Daoud, Farah
AU - Colombara, Danny
AU - Foreman, Kyle J.
AU - Godwin, William W.
AU - Kutz, Michael
AU - Mirarefin, Mojde
AU - Rao, Puja C.
AU - Reiner, Robert
AU - Troeger, Christopher
AU - Wang, Haidong
AU - Niguse Abraha, Haftom
AU - Abu-Elyazeed, Remon
AU - Abu-Raddad, Laith J.
AU - Ahmad Kiadaliri, Aliasghar
AU - Ahmadi, Alireza
AU - Beshir Ahmed, Muktar
AU - Alam, Khurshid
AU - Alizadeh-Navaei, Reza
AU - Al-Raddadi, Rajaa
AU - Altirkawi, Khalid A.
AU - Alvis-Guzman, Nelson
AU - Anber, Nahla
AU - Anwari, Palwasha
AU - Mehari Atey, Tesfay
AU - Arthur Avokpaho, Euripide Frinel G.
AU - Bacha, Umar
AU - Bazargan-Hejazi, Shahrzad
AU - Bedi, Neeraj
AU - Bensenor, Isabela M.
AU - Berhane, Adugnaw
AU - Obong Bessong, Pascal
AU - Shunu Beyene, Addisu
AU - Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
AU - Colin Buckle, Geoffrey
AU - Butt, Zahid A.
AU - Danawi, Hadi
AU - Deribew, Amare
AU - Djalalinia, Shirin
AU - Khan, Gulfaraz
AU - Radfar, Amir
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, The Author(s).
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - Objectives: Diarrheal diseases (DD) are an important cause of disease burden, especially in children in low-income settings. DD can also impact children’s potential livelihood through growth faltering, cognitive impairment, and other sequelae. Methods: As part of the Global Burden of Disease study, we estimated DD burden, and the burden attributable to specific risk factors and etiologies, in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. We calculated disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)—the sum of years of life lost and years lived with disability—for both sexes and all ages. Results: We estimate that over 103,692 diarrhea deaths occurred in the EMR in 2015 (95% uncertainty interval: 87,018–124,692), and the mortality rate was 16.0 deaths per 100,000 persons (95% UI: 13.4–19.2). The majority of these deaths occurred in children under 5 (63.3%) (65,670 deaths, 95% UI: 53,640–79,486). DALYs per 100,000 ranged from 304 (95% UI 228–400) in Kuwait to 38,900 (95% UI 25,900–54,300) in Somalia. Conclusions: Our findings will guide evidence-based health policy decisions for interventions to achieve the ultimate goal of reducing the DD burden.
AB - Objectives: Diarrheal diseases (DD) are an important cause of disease burden, especially in children in low-income settings. DD can also impact children’s potential livelihood through growth faltering, cognitive impairment, and other sequelae. Methods: As part of the Global Burden of Disease study, we estimated DD burden, and the burden attributable to specific risk factors and etiologies, in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) between 1990 and 2015. We calculated disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs)—the sum of years of life lost and years lived with disability—for both sexes and all ages. Results: We estimate that over 103,692 diarrhea deaths occurred in the EMR in 2015 (95% uncertainty interval: 87,018–124,692), and the mortality rate was 16.0 deaths per 100,000 persons (95% UI: 13.4–19.2). The majority of these deaths occurred in children under 5 (63.3%) (65,670 deaths, 95% UI: 53,640–79,486). DALYs per 100,000 ranged from 304 (95% UI 228–400) in Kuwait to 38,900 (95% UI 25,900–54,300) in Somalia. Conclusions: Our findings will guide evidence-based health policy decisions for interventions to achieve the ultimate goal of reducing the DD burden.
KW - Burden of disease
KW - Diarrheal diseases
KW - Eastern Mediterranean Region
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85026814535
U2 - 10.1007/s00038-017-1008-z
DO - 10.1007/s00038-017-1008-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 28776239
AN - SCOPUS:85026814535
SN - 1661-8556
VL - 63
SP - 109
EP - 121
JO - International Journal of Public Health
JF - International Journal of Public Health
ER -