Trends and cross-country inequities by region, sex, age in the mortality, incidence, and disability-adjusted life years of COVID-19: Analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
These findings highlight the substantial disease burden of COVID-19 and elucidate the multidimensional health inequities exacerbated by the pandemic, providing crucial evidence for targeted interventions to address inequities and strengthen resilience in future global health emergencies.
Authors
- Xiaohan Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3878-7529)
- Jinlun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6039-7570)
- Jing Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0097-2438)
- Yang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-1051)
- Chun‐Quan Ou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6866-7213)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Griffith University (AU)
- Charles Sturt University (AU)
- Guangdong Medical College (CN)
- The Heart Research Institute (AU)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013642
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China