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The global cardiovascular-kidney-liver-metabolic burden from 1990 to 2023.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This report counts deaths and years of healthy life lost worldwide from 1990 to 2023 across five linked conditions: clogged-artery heart disease, chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and fatty liver disease. It uses Global Burden of Disease data, which estimates rates country by country. The point is that these conditions travel together, so kidney disease is rarely a problem on its own. It is a descriptive count, so it maps how big the problem is; it does not test any treatment.

Who did this work

Jayabaskaran J · Himan HR · Nagarajan S · Chong B · Chen Y · Tan EE · Le Roux C · Khan MS · Mehta A · Muthiah MD · Wang JW · Zhou XD

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Aug 22
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42668515/