Towards a burden of disease research agenda
Gorasso, Vanessa Assunção, Ricardo Charalampous, Periklis Haagsma, Juanita Hilderink, Henk Santric Milicevic, Milena Pires, Sara M Plass, Dietrich Von der Lippe, Elena Wyper, Grant
Gorasso, Vanessa
Assunção, Ricardo
Charalampous, Periklis
Haagsma, Juanita
Hilderink, Henk
Santric Milicevic, Milena
Pires, Sara M
Plass, Dietrich
Von der Lippe, Elena
Wyper, Grant
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Open Access
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Journal Article
Letter
Article
Letter
Article
Language
en
Date of publication
2026-03-26
Year of publication
Research Projects
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Journal Issue
Title
Towards a burden of disease research agenda
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Popul Health Metr 2026; 24(1):21
Abstract
Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) have become a common metric for assessing the combined effects of morbidity and mortality. However, the lack of resources and/or input data, combined with the complexity of the methodological framework, resulted in major disparities in research capacity and knowledge about burden of disease estimations across Europe. Since 2019, the European Burden of Disease (burden-eu) Network has been acting as a technical platform for strengthening capacity in burden of disease assessments. The burden-eu network developed a forward-looking research agenda, identifying four key burden of disease themes: transparency and availability, method refinement, potential expansions, and specific topics. The research agenda's priorities can be used to prioritise and guide the design of studies in the burden of disease framework.