Burden of disease in the Belt and Road countries from 1990 to 2021: analysis of estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2021
Our findings demonstrate that BRI countries face a heavy burden of disease that varies across countries, although health outcomes have improved since 1990. Progress toward 2030 targets for six key health-related SDGs indicators in most BRI countries was slow. These findings support calls for more health collaborations, aid programs, and other health service to reduce health disparities across the BRI countries.
Authors
- Wan‐Hui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5943-4589)
- Peixia Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1008-8419)
- David C. Schwebel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2141-8970)
- Peishan Ning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9919-4495)
- Guoqing Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5002-8015)
- Li Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6292-7897)
- Jie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-8913)
- Youyou Wu
- Ruotong Li
- Zhenzhen Rao
- Yanhong Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0550-6866)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- National Clinical Research (US)
- Xiangya Hospital Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Research and Policy
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-025-00403-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.53
Funders
- National Key Research and Development Program of China