Changing Cirrhosis Burden in the <scp>MENA</scp> Region, 1990–2021: From Premature Mortality to Disability (Global Burden of Disease)
Cirrhosis in the MENA region is undergoing a transition from fatal disease to a chronically disabling condition. These changes reflect advances in detection, treatment, and survival, but also underscore the need for policy adaptation to improve awareness, prevention, early diagnosis, expand long-term care infrastructure, and reduce disparities across SDI levels.
Authors
- Faisal Abaalkhail
- Mohamed El‐Kassas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3396-6894)
- YUSUF YILMAZ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1724-9833)
- Khalid Alswat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3521-8523)
- Bashar Emad
- Khalid M. AlNaamani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2892-266X)
- Mohamed Eslam
- Faisal M. Sanai
- Siham AlSinani
- Razan Emad
- Saleh A. Alqahtani
- Samer Alduri
Institutions
- Alfaisal University (SA)
- Applied Science Private University (JO)
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (TR)
- Cornell University (US)
- Jordan Hospital (JO)
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- King Hussein Medical Center (JO)
- King Saud University (SA)
- Westmead Hospital (AU)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- Westmead Institute (AU)
- Westmead Institute for Medical Research (AU)
- Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (OM)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
- Helwan University (EG)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Liver International
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.70605
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00