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Q&A: Nervous system disorders were the top cause of health loss in 2021
According to a systematic analysis from researchers at American Academy of Neurology and IHME, in 2021, nervous system disorders were the top cause of health loss and impacted more than 180 million people. The leading causes of health loss were stroke, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, diabetic neuropathy, and migraine.
Read the research, published in JAMA Neurology: https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/library/us-burden-disorders-affecting-nervous-system-global-burden-disease-2021
An independent population health research organization based at the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) works with collaborators around the world to develop timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence that illuminates the state of health everywhere. https://www.healthdata.org/
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