Meklit Girma Abebe
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Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Usha Adiga
Thilini Chanchala Agampodi
Rasmieh Mustafa Al-Amer
Marjan Ajami
Mohd Adnan
Omar Al Omari
Fadwa Naji Alhalaiqa
Salahdein Aburuz
Rufus Adesoji Adedoyin
Khurshid Ahmad
Rana Kamal Abu Farha
Isaac Yeboah Addo
Ahmad Y. Abuhelwa
Wole Akosile
Irfan Ali
Nader Al-Dewik
Obed Adonteng-Kissi
Damian F. Santomauro
Lawan Hassan Adamu
César Agostinis Sobrinho
Nadin M.I. Abdel Razeq
Williams Agyemang-Duah
Sarah Wulf Hanson
Ana M. Mantilla Herrera
Shady Abohashem
Fahmi Y. Al-Ashwal
Tariq A. Alalwan
Ayman Ahmed
Prince Agwu
Fahad D. Algahtani
Deldar Morad Abdulah
Negar Sadat Ahmadi
Makinde Adebayo Adeniyi
John J. McGrath
Holly E. Erskine
Mohammed Albashtawy
Khurshid Alam
Meshack Achore
Olumide Thomas Adeleke
Babatope Oluwadamilare Adebiyi
Olifan Zewdie Abil
Sawsan Abuhammad
Abdulelah Mastour Aldhahir
David Adedia
Rafat Ali
Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani
Miracle Ayomikun Adesina
Sarah Wulf Hanson
Hedayat Abbastabar
Tauseef Ahmad
Oli Ahmed
Hasan Aalruz
James G. Scott
Sajjad Ahmad
Zenaw Debasu Addisu
Hailey Hagins
Jamileh Shadid
Giuseppina Affinito
Richard Gyan Aboagye
Mesfin Abebe
Navidha Aggarwal
Ali Abdolizadeh
David Adzrago
Ali M. Alfalki
Kamran Ali
Kasuni H.M. Akalanka
Mohammed Usman Ali
Hana J. Abukhadijah
Abdullah Alarifi
Abdullahi Tunde Aborode
Khabir Ahmad
Mohammad T. Abuawwad
Amani Alansari
Habeeb Abiodun Afolabi
Ashley E. Akrami
Saheed Ayodeji Adekola
Moaz Elsayed Abouelmagd
Aminu Kende Abubakar
Meqdad Saleh Ahmed
Paul Anthony Miller
Anh Vo
Habtamu Abebe Getahun
Ashraf Alhumaidi
Nuhu Lawan Adamu
Nesredin Ahmed
Abisola Esther Abdulmalik
Mohammad Daud Ali
Tajudeen Adesanmi Adebisi
Mohammad Ahmmad Mahmoud Al Zoubi
Ahmed Abdelrahman Abdelgalil
Aram Mahmood Ahmed
Hasan Aalruz
Syed Anees Ahmed
Adamu Adamu Ahmad
Suhaib Ahmad
Abisola Esther Abdulmalik
Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga
Meklit Girma Abebe
Dhikroh Oriyomi Adekola
Fahmi Y. Al-Ashwal
Darius Jake Roy
Salah Al Awaidy
Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar
Ali Ahmed
Publication Name: Lancet
Publication Date: 2026-05-23
Volume: 407
Issue: 10543
Page Range: 2040-2064
Description:
Background The 2023 iteration of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) estimated prevalence, incidence, and health burden for 375 diseases and injuries, including 12 mental disorders. We assess past, current, and emerging trends in the prevalence and burden of mental disorders across sexes and age groups, for 21 regions, 204 countries and territories, and by Socio-demographic Index (SDI) quintile, from 1990 to 2023. Methods Mental disorders included in GBD 2023 were anxiety disorders, major depressive disorder, dysthymia, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, conduct disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, idiopathic developmental intellectual disability, and a residual category of other mental disorders. A literature review identified epidemiological data for each disorder. These were analysed via a Bayesian meta-regression to estimate prevalence by disorder, sex, age, location, and year. Disorder-specific prevalence was multiplied by disability weights representing the severity of health loss associated with each disorder to estimate years lived with disability (YLDs). Deaths due to anorexia nervosa were assessed with a Cause of Death Ensemble modelling strategy to estimate deaths by sex, age, location, and year, and then multiplied by the standard life expectancy at age of death to estimate years of life lost (YLLs). YLDs equalled disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for all mental disorders except anorexia nervosa (the only mental disorder considered as an underlying cause of death in GBD), for which DALYs represented the sum of YLDs and YLLs. We presented prevalence, deaths, YLDs, YLLs, and DALYs as counts, age-specific rates per 100 000 population, and age-standardised rates per 100 000 population. Findings We estimated 1·17 billion (95% uncertainty interval 1·06–1·31) prevalent cases of mental disorders globally in 2023, equivalent to an age-standardised prevalence rate of 14 210·7 cases (12 849·5–15 940·1) per 100 000 population. These estimates represented a 95·5% (75·0–121·2) increase in prevalent cases and 24·2% (11·4–41·4) increase in age-standardised prevalence rate between 1990 and 2023. All mental disorders showed increases in prevalent cases between 1990 and 2023, while notable increases were seen in age-standardised prevalence rates for anxiety disorders, major depressive disorder, dysthymia, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, schizophrenia, and conduct disorder. There were an estimated 171 million (127–228) DALYs due to mental disorders globally across sex and age in 2023, equivalent to an age-standardised DALY rate of 2070·5 DALYs (1519·1–2750·5) per 100 000 population. Mental disorders contributed to 6·1% (4·8–7·6) of all-cause DALYs in 2023, making them the fifth leading cause of global DALYs (up from 12th in 1990). DALYs were almost entirely composed of YLDs. Mental disorders were the leading cause of YLDs in 2023 (up from second in 1990), explaining 17·3% (14·8–20·6) of all-cause global YLDs. Leading causes of mental disorder DALYs were anxiety disorders (ranked 11th among the 304 diseases and injuries at Level 4 of the GBD cause hierarchy), major depressive disorder (15th), and schizophrenia (41st). Globally in 2023, mental disorder age-standardised DALY rates were higher among females (2239·6 [1643·7–3014·1] per 100 000) than among males (1900·2 [1399·8–2510·8] per 100 000), and peaked in the 15–19 years age group (2617·3 [1850·6–3696·8] per 100 000). All locations showed increased mental disorder DALY rates in 2023 compared with 1990, ranging across countries and territories from 1302·4 (952·7–1683·7) per 100 000 in Viet Nam to 3555·8 (2661·9–4715·0) per 100 000 in the Netherlands. Across SDI quintiles, DALY rates ranged from 1853·0 (1352·1–2469·3) per 100 000 for middle SDI to 2184·1 (1606·1–2890·3) per 100 000 for high SDI. Interpretation A significant health burden was imposed by mental disorders in all countries and territories in 2023, irrespective of the health resources available. In some instances, this burden has increased over time and is unevenly distributed across populations. Stronger surveillance systems, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries, are required. Additionally, we need more coordinated and inclusive policies to reduce the burden through early treatment and prevention, tailored to sex and age differences across locations. Responding to the mental health needs of our global population, especially those most vulnerable, is an obligation, not a choice. Funding Gates Foundation, Queensland Health, and University of Queensland.
Open Access: Yes
Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Usha Adiga
Emad M. Abdallah
Dariush Abtahi
Eman Abu-Gharbieh
Amr Selim Abu Lila
Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab
Rashad Abdul-Ghani
Anirudh Balakrishna Acharya
Mohd Adnan
Lorainne Tudor Car
Victor Adekanmbi
Reda Abdel-Hameed
Asrat Agalu Abejew
Ayo Stephen Adebowale
Samar Abd Elhafeez
Jeza Muhamad Abdul Aziz
Ripon Kumar Adhikary
Muhammad Sohail Afzal
Nermeen Abu-Elala
Auwal Abdullahi
Rana Kamal Abu Farha
Isaac Yeboah Addo
Ahmad Y. Abuhelwa
Victor Ibukun Agbajelola
Ahmed AH Abdellatif
Zeleke Dutamo Agde
Obed Adonteng-Kissi
Piyush Agrawal
Swetha Acharya
Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji
Lisa C. Adams
Fuad Hamdi A. Abuadas
Madineh Abbasi
Omar Ahmed Abdelwahab
Rizwan Suliankatchi Abdulkader
Nurudeen A. Adegoke
Jiawei He
Makinde Adebayo Adeniyi
Austin Carter
Abdu A. Adamu
Rezheen Fatah Abdulrahman
Olumide Thomas Adeleke
Feleke Doyore Agide
Babatope Oluwadamilare Adebiyi
Olifan Zewdie Abil
Samuel B. Albertson
Dina Abushanab
Sawsan Abuhammad
David Adedia
Kamoru Ademola Adedokun
Percival Delali Delali Agordoh
A. Bhoomadevi
Catherine Bisignano
Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani
Oluwawemimo Oluseun Adebowale
Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah
Hasan Aalruz
Avina Vongpradith
Samuel M. Ostroff
Richard Gyan Aboagye
Molalign Aligaz Aligaz Adisu
Melese Shenkut Abebe
Navidha Aggarwal
Rizwan Suliankatchi Abdulkader
Arman Abdous
Nagah M. Abourashed
Toufik Abdul-Rahman
Belete Muluadam Admassie
Regina Mae Villanueva Dominguez
Hana J. Abukhadijah
Abdullahi Tunde Aborode
Abdulrakib Abdulrahim
Abdelmuhsin Abdelgadir
Hassan Abolhassani
Adedeji Adenusi
Saheed Ayodeji Adekola
Yirgalem Abere
Shairyar Afzal
Oluwatobi E. Adegbile
None Abdullah
Sadik Abdulwehab
Belayneh Jejaw Abate
Aishah Fadila Adamu
Syed Hani Abidi
Tajudeen Adesanmi Adebisi
Kulmira Abdykerimova
Wakgari Mosisa Abdisa
Alqassem H. Abuarqoub
Ahmed Abdelrahman Abdelgalil
Amanda Movo
Rofiat Adewumi Adewumi Aderinoye-Rabiu
Hasan Aalruz
Krishna Prasad Acharya
Meklit Girma Abebe
Abdulbasit Sherfa Abduljelil
Bhoomadevi A
Ahmed AH Abdellatif
Nermeen Abu-Elala
Adekola George Adepoju
Zirak Ahmed Abdulrahman
Kalkidan Yibeltal Admassu
Yau Adamu
Nagah M. Abourashed
Daniel Adeyemi Adepoju
Olumide Abiodun
Saira Afzal
Publication Name: Lancet Infectious Diseases
Publication Date: 2026-01-01
Volume: Unknown
Issue: Unknown
Page Range: Unknown
Description:
Background: Enteric infectious diseases claim more than 1 million lives annually and are among the top ten causes of death in children younger than 5 years. Remarkable global investment has been dedicated to enteric infectious disease prevention and control; however, the shifting global health landscape is testing the continuance of progress. To evaluate the current status and guide future interventions, we present the latest epidemiological estimates of enteric infectious diseases from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2023 and assess progress towards the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea (GAPPD) mortality target of fewer than 20 deaths per 100 000 children younger than 5 years by 2025. Methods: We quantified the incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) of enteric infectious diseases by age, sex, and year across 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2023. In GBD 2023, the following were considered under the category of enteric infectious diseases: diarrhoeal diseases, enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid), invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella spp (iNTS) infections, and other intestinal infectious diseases. We also examined 15 aetiologies contributing to diarrhoeal diseases. Incidence and prevalence were estimated with DisMod-MR (version 2.1), a Bayesian meta-regression tool, drawing on data from systematic reviews, population-based surveys, claims data, and hospital sources. Cause-specific mortality was modelled with Cause of Death Ensemble Modelling based on data from sources including vital registration, mortality surveillance, verbal autopsy, and minimally invasive tissue sampling. Years of life lost and years lived with disability were computed and combined to derive DALYs. For aetiology-specific estimation, population-attributable fractions (PAFs) for 15 pathogens were derived with a counterfactual framework. Point estimates and 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) were generated from 250 draws from the posterior distribution. Findings: In 2023, enteric infectious diseases resulted in an estimated 1·27 million (95% UI 0·963–1·68) deaths globally, declining from 3·69 million (3·04–4·56) in 1990. The global age-standardised mortality rate (ASMR) decreased from 74·1 (62·0–92·9) per 100 000 population to 16·4 (12·6–21·3) per 100 000 population during the same period. Diarrhoeal diseases accounted for most deaths in 2023 (1·11 million [0·811–1·54]), followed by enteric fever and iNTS. South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa remained the most affected regions in 2023, with 599 000 (441 000–882 000) and 501 000 (373 000–648 000) deaths due to enteric infectious diseases, respectively, predominantly from diarrhoeal disease. Rotavirus was the leading cause of all-age diarrhoeal disease deaths (PAF 16·3% [12·0–21·5]), followed by norovirus (10·2% [2·4–17·0]) and Shigella spp (9·3% [5·4–15·2]). Among children younger than 5 years, PAFs of deaths due to diarrhoeal diseases were 40·2% (32·5–48·5) for rotavirus, 24·0% (15·1–36·7) for Shigella spp, and 23·4% (13·7–34·3) for adenovirus. Across 204 countries and territories, 141 met the GAPPD mortality target in 2023. The driving aetiologies among countries that did not meet the target in 2023 varied slightly by GBD super-region, but the highest or second-highest number of deaths in children younger than 5 years were consistently attributed to rotavirus. Astrovirus and sapovirus, newly included in GBD 2023, were responsible for 24 600 (6290–49 000) and 18 800 (4650–44 400) deaths, respectively, in 2023, mainly in children younger than 5 years. Interpretation: Our findings show that mortality and ASMRs of enteric infectious diseases declined substantially between 1990 and 2023. This decline is consistent with the expansion of public health measures and broader socioeconomic development. However, the burden in 2023 remains considerably high, with the highest mortality concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. Considering that more than a quarter of all countries had yet to meet the GAPPD mortality target in 2023, sustained efforts are needed to address the persistent burden in affected countries and to adapt to the changing global health landscape. Funding: Gates Foundation.
Open Access: Yes