S. Sepanlou

Most-cited papers

1. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   Valery L Benjamin A Catherine Owens Gregory A Catherine G Feigin Stark Johnson Roth Bisignano Abady Abbasifa, V. Feigin, Benjamin A. Stark, C. Johnson +414 more

   2021Lancet Neurology5,186 citations Open access

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2. Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   K. Ong, Lauryn K. Stafford, Susan A. Mclaughlin, E. Boyko +496 more

   2023The Lancet3,090 citations Open access

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3. Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

   Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, Nowell H Rosie K Bin Rachel A Anu James E Christopher J V Phelps Singleton Zhou Heap Mishra Bennett Paciorek, N. H. Phelps, Rosie K. Singleton +496 more

   2024The Lancet1,934 citations Open access

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4. Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   Mohsen Kanyin Liane Amirali Hazim S Yohannes Habtegiorgis Naghavi Ong Aali Ababneh Abate Abbafati Abbasgholi, M. Naghavi, K. Ong, Amirali Aali +496 more

   2024The Lancet1,888 citations Open access

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5. Global, regional, and national burden of low back pain, 1990–2020, its attributable risk factors, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   M. L. Ferreira, K. de Luca, Lydia M. Haile, Jaimie D. Steinmetz +250 more

   2023The Lancet Rheumatology1,274 citations Open access

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6. Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants

   Bin Zhou, Archie W. Rayner, Edward W. Gregg, Kate E. Sheffer +496 more

   2024The Lancet831 citations Open access

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7. Global, regional, and national prevalence of adult overweight and obesity, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2050: a forecasting study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   Marie Ng, E. Gakidou, Justin Lo, Y. Abate +496 more

   2025The Lancet768 citations Open access

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8. Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

   Austin E Hmwe Hmwe Amirali Cristiana Jaffar Rouzbeh Madin Schumacher Kyu Aali Abbafati Abbas Abbasgholizadeh, Austin E. Schumacher, H. Kyu, Amirali Aali +496 more

   2024The Lancet522 citations Open access

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9. Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

   M. Naghavi, H. Kyu, B. A, M. Aalipour +496 more

   2025The Lancet460 citations Open access

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10. Global, regional, and national burden of hepatitis B, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Brittney S Lindsey Hannah Helen Mohsen Zeinab Hedayat Amir Sheena Hiebert Han Ippolito Abbasi-Kangevari Abbas, Brittney S. Sheena, L. Hiebert, Hannah Han +438 more

    2022The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology452 citations Open access

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11. Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    S. Hay, K. Ong, D. Santomauro, B. A +496 more

    2025The Lancet401 citations Open access

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12. Global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Rajesh Mohsen Rami Hassan Eman Juan Manuel Sangeet Shaile Sharma Abbasi-Kangevari Abd-Rabu Abidi Abu-Gharbie, Rajesh Sharma, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Rami Abd-Rabu +402 more

    2022The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology378 citations Open access

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13. Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Natalia V Austin E Amirali Yohannes Habtegiorgis Rouzbeh M Bhattacharjee Schumacher Aali Abate Abbasgholizade, N. V. Bhattacharjee, Austin E. Schumacher, Amirali Aali +496 more

    2024The Lancet365 citations Open access

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14. Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    K. Paulson, Aruna M Kamath, Tahiya Alam, Kelly Bienhoff +496 more

    2021The Lancet341 citations Open access

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15. Global Impact of Modifiable Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality

    C. Magnussen, F. Ojeda, D. P. Leong, J. Alegre-Díaz +87 more

    2023New England Journal of Medicine340 citations Open access

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16. National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990–2021, and forecasts up to 2050

    Marie Xiaochen Rebecca M Michael Arash Auwal Richard Gya Ng Dai Cogen Abdelmasseh Abdollahi Abdullahi Aboag, Marie Ng, X. Dai, Rebecca M. Cogen +334 more

    2024The Lancet312 citations Open access

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17. Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Joseph L Peter S Kate Louise John S Vegard Susan M Nichol Ward Azzopardi Francis Santelli Skirbekk Sawyer Ka, J. Ward, P. Azzopardi, K. Francis +496 more

    2021The Lancet201 citations Open access

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18. Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018

    Damaris K. Kinyoki, A. Osgood-Zimmerman, N. V. Bhattacharjee, Lauren E. Alice Dan Samuel B. Katie M. Ian D. Michael Meg Schaeffer Lazzar-Atwood Lu Ewald Donkers Letournea +496 more

    2021Nature Medicine195 citations Open access

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19. Global investments in pandemic preparedness and COVID-19: development assistance and domestic spending on health between 1990 and 2026

    A. Micah, K. Bhangdia, Ian E. Cogswell, Dylan Lasher +411 more

    2023Lancet Global Health186 citations Open access

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20. Health system performance in Iran: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Farshad Mohsen Sadaf G Sahar William James Nicole Arya Sin Farzadfar Naghavi Sepanlou Saeedi Moghaddam Dangel, F. Farzadfar, M. Naghavi, S. Sepanlou +314 more

    2022The Lancet182 citations Open access

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21. Global burden of peripheral artery disease and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Min Seo Kim, Jimin Hwang, D. Yon, S. Lee +177 more

    2023Lancet Global Health179 citations Open access

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22. Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

    Austin E. Schumacher, P. Zheng, Ryan M. Barber, B. A +496 more

    2025The Lancet159 citations Open access

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23. Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2·5 air pollution, 1990–2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Katrin Kate Aaron J Sarah S Devashri Digvijay Cristiana V Burkart Causey Cohen Wozniak Salvi Abbafati Adekan, K. Burkart, Kate Causey, A. Cohen +223 more

    2022Lancet Planetary Health154 citations Open access

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24. Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Annie Jamal Akeem Nancy Corinne Kelly Marcia R Vishnu Jo Haakenstad Yearwood Fullman Bintz Bienhoff Weaver , Annie Haakenstad, J. Yearwood, N. Fullman +425 more

    2022Lancet Global Health149 citations Open access

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25. Global, regional, and national incidence of six major immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019

    Dongze Wu, Ying-Zhao Jin, Yuhan Xing, Melsew Dagne Abate +496 more

    2023EClinicalMedicine133 citations Open access

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26. Global Effect of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Estimates

    C. Magnussen, J. Alegre-Díaz, Lubna Al-Nasser, P. Amouyel +122 more

    2025New England Journal of Medicine120 citations Open access

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27. Tracking development assistance for health and for COVID-19: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 204 countries and territories, 1990–2050

    A. Micah, Ian E. Cogswell, B. Cunningham, Satoshi Ezoe +409 more

    2021The Lancet118 citations Open access

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28. Global, regional, and national burden of suicide, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Nicole Davis Weaver, Gregory J. Bertolacci, Emily Rosenblad, Sama Ghoba +402 more

    2025Lancet Public Health117 citations Open access

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29. Global, regional, and national prevalence of kidney failure with replacement therapy and associated aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.

    Quinn Rafferty, Lauryn K. Stafford, T. Vos, F. S. Thomé +484 more

    2025Lancet Global Health106 citations Open access

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30. Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    M. B. Arndt, Y. Abate, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, S. Abd ElHafeez +496 more

    2024The Lancet106 citations Open access

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31. Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    Dana Marissa B Yohannes Habtegiorgis Abdallah H A Atef Bryazka Reitsma Abate Abd Al Magied Abdelkader Abd, Dana Bryazka, M. Reitsma, Y. Abate +496 more

    2024Lancet Public Health103 citations Open access

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32. Global variation in diabetes diagnosis and prevalence based on fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c

    Bin Zhou, Kate E. Sheffer, James E. Bennett, Edward W. Gregg +496 more

    2023Nature Medicine94 citations Open access

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33. Nationwide Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors Among Iranian Adults: Analysis of Data from PERSIAN Cohort Study

    M. Khamseh, S. Sepanlou, Nahid Hashemi-Madani, F. Joukar +22 more

    2021Diabetes Therapy89 citations Open access

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34. Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–18: a geospatial modelling study

    Joseph Jon QuynhAnh P Mathew M Brigette F Laurie B Anirud Frostad Nguyen Baumann Blacker Marczak Deshpande W, J. Frostad, Q. Nguyen, Mathew M. Baumann +352 more

    2022Lancet Global Health71 citations Open access

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35. Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia, 1990–2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study

    R. Sharma, H. Abbastabar, Deldar Morad Abdulah, Hassan Abidi +357 more

    2024The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia62 citations Open access

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36. General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants

    Bin Zhou, James E. Bennett, Aidan P. Wickham, Rosie K. Singleton +496 more

    2024The Lancet61 citations Open access

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37. Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Parkes J Marissa B Mohsen Amir Mohammad Aidin E S Victor Kendrick Reitsma Abbasi-Kangevari Abdoli Abdollahi, Parkes Kendrick, M. Reitsma, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari +426 more

    2021Lancet Public Health59 citations Open access

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38. Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    H. Comfort, Theresa A. McHugh, Austin E. Schumacher, A. Harris +496 more

    2024The Lancet55 citations Open access

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39. Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    N. Steel, C. Bauer-Staeb, John A Ford, C. Abbafati +496 more

    2025Lancet Public Health48 citations Open access

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40. Global, Regional, and National Burden of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

    I. Rautalin, V. Volovici, Benjamin A. Stark, C. Johnson +496 more

    2025JAMA Neurology43 citations Open access

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41. Comparison of laboratory-based and non-laboratory-based WHO cardiovascular disease risk charts: a population-based study

    Fatemeh Rezaei, M. Seif, Abdullah Gandomkar, M. Fattahi +3 more

    2022Journal of Translational Medicine38 citations Open access

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42. Levels and Trends of BMI, Obesity, and Overweight at National and Sub-national Levels in Iran from 1990 to 2016; A Comprehensive Pooled Analysis of Half a Million Individuals.

    S. Djalalinia, P. Mehdipour, Bahram Mohajer, F. Mohebi +9 more

    2021Archives of Iranian medicine32 citations Open access

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43. Prevalence and predictors of low back pain among the Iranian population: Results from the Persian cohort study

    Mohammad Ghafouri, A. Teymourzadeh, Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, S. Sepanlou +22 more

    2022Annals of Medicine and Surgery26 citations Open access

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44. Dietary intake of fatty acids and risk of pancreatic cancer: Golestan cohort study

    Neda Ghamarzad Shishavan, S. Masoudi, A. Mohamadkhani, S. Sepanlou +5 more

    2021Nutrix Journal26 citations Open access

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45. Obesity rise plateaus in developed nations and accelerates in developing nations

    Bin Nowell H. Agnese Olivia N. James E. Lakshya Ysé An Zhou Phelps Galeazzi O’Driscoll Bennett Jain D’Ail, Bin Zhou, N. H. Phelps, Agnese Galeazzi +496 more

    2026Nature24 citations Open access

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46. Socioeconomic inequalities in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension: evidence from the PERSIAN cohort study

    Mahin Amini, Mahdi Moradinazar, Fatemeh Rajati, M. Soofi +33 more

    2022BMC Public Health23 citations Open access

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47. Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension based on ACC/AHA versus JNC7 guidelines in the PERSIAN cohort study

    S. Sepanlou, F. Najafi, H. Poustchi, M. Parsaeian +28 more

    2022Scientific Reports22 citations Open access

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48. Levels and Trends of Hypertension at National and Subnational Scale in Iran from 1990 to 2016: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis.

    S. Sepanlou, P. Mehdipour, A. Ghanbari, S. Djalalinia +6 more

    2021Archives of Iranian medicine19 citations Open access

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49. Opium Use and Cancer Risk: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

    Masoumeh Mansouri, S. Naghshi, M. Parsaeian, S. Sepanlou +4 more

    2022International journal of clinical practice16 citations Open access

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50. Dietary quality using four dietary indices and lung cancer risk: the Golestan Cohort Study (GCS)

    Qian Wang, Maryam Hashemian, S. Sepanlou, M. Sharafkhah +11 more

    2021Cancer Causes and Control16 citations

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