Vijay Kumar

Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Gregory A. Roth, Aleksandr Y. Aravkin, Peng Zheng et al. · The Lancet · 2024 · 2.5K citations · Full text

Public Health, Health Policy, Public Health Practice +17

Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Emmanuela Gakidou, Justin Lo, Yohannes Abate et al. · The Lancet · 2025 · 828 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

Global, regional, and national prevalence of child and adolescent overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

George Patton, Karly Cini, Yohannes Abate et al. · The Lancet · 2025 · 329 citations · Full text

Public Health, Child Health, Pediatrics +17

Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Hmwe Hmwe Kyu, A Bhoomadevi, Mohammad Amin Aalipour et al. · The Lancet · 2025 · 275 citations · Full text

Public Health, Demography, Population Health Sciences +17