OBJECTIVES To assess alcohol-related premature death in people who self-harm compared to the general population, including variation by socioeconomic deprivation. DESIGN A retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis from the Multicentre Study of self-harm in England, 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2010, with cause-specific mortality follow-up through to 31 December 2012. SETTING Six emergency...

BACKGROUND The mortality burden of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic remains controversial, in part because of delays in reporting of vital statistics that are traditionally used to measure influenza-related excess mortality. Here, we compare excess mortality rates and years of life lost (YLL) for pandemic and seasonal influenza in Mexico and evaluate laboratory-confirmed death reports. METH...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The burden of premature mortality due to opioid-related death has not been fully characterized. We calculated temporal trends in the proportion of deaths attributable to opioids and estimated years of potential life lost (YLL) due to opioid-related mortality in Ontario, Canada. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS Individuals who died of ...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to analyze the trend of road traffic fatalities in Kashan Region, Iran, in a period of eight years. METHODS Through a cross-sectional study, all road traffic deaths classified under the V01V99 codes according to ICD-10 in Kashan region, central Iran, from March 2006 to March 2013 and population data were collected from the registration system of Kashan Univer...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular diseases are viewed worldwide as one of the main causes of death. This study aims to report the burden of ischemic heart diseases (IHDs) in Iran by using data of the global burden of disease (GBD) study, 1990-2010. MATERIALS AND METHODS The GBD study 2010 was a systematic effort to provide comprehensive data to calculate disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for dis...

Abstract We explore methodological issues core to the cost-benefit evaluation of building adaptations designed protect against heat risks residents care homes in England context uncertainties relating loss life expectancy death. used physics modelling quantify impact external window shading on indoor temperatures. calculated associated mortality and under three sets assumptions life-shortening ...

South Korea had the highest annual average PM2.5 exposure levels in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 2019, air pollution is consistently ranked as citizens’ top environmental concern. also one of world’s ten emitter countries CO2. Co-benefit mitigation policies can address both climate change. Utilizing an alternative co-benefit approach, which views reduction prima...

Background: Cancer incidence is a major public health concern and one of the leading causes premature death worldwide. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine rate years life lost (YLL) due cancer in Iran. Methods: In study, registration system (DRS) data Iran used. The Global Health Estimates (GHE-2016) cause categories ICD-10 codes (C00-C97 D00-D48) were assigned for deaths cancer. c...