The burden of disease

Knowing what people die of is only partly useful: it's just as important to know what makes people miserable, sick, and needy. Throughout this issue are fillers on the world's leading causes of disability and premature death (pp 928, 933, 937, 947, and 964). The information comes from the Harvard School of Public Health's ongoing project on the global burden of disease (summarised at www.hsph.harvard.edu/organizations/bdu/summary.html), supported by WHO and the World Bank. Using age and sex adjusted data from around the world, the project continues to shed light on the big challenges to public health.

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