Background Data for the causes of maternal deaths are needed to inform policies to improve
maternal health. We developed and analysed global, regional, and subregional estimates …

Study Design. Systematic review and modified Delphi technique. Objective. To use an
evidence-based medicine process using the best available literature and expert opinion …

This second paper in the Born Too Soon supplement presents a review of the epidemiology
of preterm birth, and its burden globally, including priorities for action to improve the data. …

Background Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations,
and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. In the Global …

Background Measuring disease and injury burden in populations requires a composite metric
that captures both premature mortality and the prevalence and severity of ill-health. The …

Background Non-fatal health outcomes from diseases and injuries are a crucial consideration
in the promotion and monitoring of individual and population health. The Global Burden of …

Importance Understanding the major health problems in the United States and how they are
changing over time is critical for informing national health policy. Objectives To measure the …

Background Millennium Development Goal 5 calls for a 75% reduction in the maternal
mortality ratio (MMR) between 1990 and 2015. We estimated levels and trends in maternal …

… D is derived from the heuristic FLOPs. Plotting these optimal Ns and optimal Ds against FLOPs
(Figure 5), we find that D … compute the optimal model parameters (D) and training tokens (…

Previous studies of anemia epidemiology have been geographically limited with little detail
about severity or etiology. Using publicly available data, we estimated mild, moderate, and …