Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

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Neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide, accounting for 276 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) in 2016, and are the second leading cause of death. Despite decreasing age-standardized rates, the absolute number of deaths and DALYs from these disorders increased significantly between 1990 and 2016.

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