Ibrar Rafique

Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Kanyin Liane Ong, Lauryn K Stafford, Susan A. McLaughlin et al. · The Lancet · 2023 · 4.2K citations · Full text

Public Health, Chronic Disease Prevention, Health Sciences +16

Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Katrin Seeher, Nicoline Schiess, Emma Nichols et al. · The Lancet Neurology · 2024 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience +17

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022

George A. Mensah, Valentı́n Fuster, Christopher J L Murray et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2023 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Public Health, Cardiology, Chronic Disease Prevention +14

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Hmwe Hmwe Kyu, Amirali Aali, Cristiana Abbafati et al. · The Lancet · 2024 · 958 citations · Full text

Public Health, Demography, Population Health Sciences +17

Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Kanyin Liane Ong, Damian Santomauro, A Bhoomadevi et al. · The Lancet · 2025 · 413 citations · Full text

Public Health, Health Sciences, Epidemiology +16