Christopher J L Murray

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Selected research works

Up to 100 selected research works. Source updated 2026-10-28T13:16:07+00:00.

1. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 · 2020 · 19,327 citations
2. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis · 2022 · 16,267 citations
3. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 · 2012 · 14,070 citations
4. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 · 2018 · 13,859 citations
5. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2017 · 13,219 citations
6. Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 · 2014 · 11,950 citations
7. A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 · 2012 · 11,803 citations
8. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019 · 2020 · 11,431 citations
9. Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems · 2019 · 10,870 citations
10. Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 · 2020 · 9,842 citations
11. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 · 2012 · 8,889 citations
12. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 · 2018 · 8,597 citations
13. Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 · 2012 · 8,293 citations
14. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 · 2021 · 8,024 citations
15. Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study · 2020 · 7,958 citations
16. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 · 2016 · 7,248 citations
17. Alternative projections of mortality and disability by cause 1990–2020: Global Burden of Disease Study · 1997 · 7,005 citations
18. The global burden of disease: a comprehensive assessment of mortality and disability from diseases injuries and risk factors in 1990 and projected to 2020. · 1996 · 6,885 citations
19. Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 · 2016 · 6,591 citations
20. Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015 · 2017 · 6,582 citations
21. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 · 2015 · 6,414 citations
22. Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015 · 2016 · 6,217 citations
23. Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 · 2013 · 6,002 citations
24. Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 · 2019 · 5,803 citations
25. Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2019 · 5,635 citations
26. Global and regional burden of disease and risk factors, 2001: systematic analysis of population health data · 2006 · 5,632 citations
27. Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 · 2022 · 5,552 citations
28. Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 · 2024 · 5,091 citations
29. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 · 2018 · 4,939 citations
30. The Lancet Commission on pollution and health · 2017 · 4,931 citations
31. Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2017 · 4,824 citations
32. 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 · 2023 · 4,742 citations
33. Worldwide Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation · 2013 · 4,504 citations
34. Global mortality, disability, and the contribution of risk factors: Global Burden of Disease Study · 1997 · 4,494 citations
35. Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990–2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 · 2013 · 3,899 citations
36. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050 · 2024 · 3,888 citations
37. Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015 · 2017 · 3,791 citations
38. Mortality, morbidity, and risk factors in China and its provinces, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 · 2019 · 3,654 citations
39. Selected major risk factors and global and regional burden of disease · 2002 · 3,595 citations
40. Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2018 · 3,523 citations
41. Comparative quantification of health risks : global and regional burden of disease attributable to selected major risk factors · 2004 · 3,319 citations
42. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2019 · 3,272 citations
43. Burden of Depressive Disorders by Country, Sex, Age, and Year: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 · 2013 · 3,115 citations
44. Forecasting life expectancy, years of life lost, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 250 causes of death: reference and alternative scenarios for 2016–40 for 195 countries and territories · 2018 · 3,005 citations
45. 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 · 2024 · 2,878 citations
46. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 · 2024 · 2,871 citations
47. The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors · 2009 · 2,860 citations
48. Global, regional, and national burden of Parkinson's disease, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2018 · 2,815 citations
49. The Global Burden of Cancer 2013 · 2015 · 2,708 citations
50. Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors · 2006 · 2,705 citations
51. Global, regional, and national deaths, prevalence, disability-adjusted life years, and years lived with disability for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 · 2017 · 2,541 citations
52. Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 · 2019 · 2,515 citations
53. The State of US Health, 1990-2010 · 2013 · 2,437 citations
54. Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2018 · 2,410 citations
55. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2017 · 2,406 citations
56. World development report 1993 : investing in health · 1993 · 2,400 citations
57. Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015 · 2017 · 2,381 citations
58. Household catastrophic health expenditure: a multicountry analysis · 2003 · 2,317 citations
59. Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders during 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 · 2017 · 2,275 citations
60. Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 · 2022 · 2,232 citations
61. Global Burden of Severe Periodontitis in 1990-2010 · 2014 · 2,201 citations
62. Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980–2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5 · 2010 · 2,194 citations
63. Global, regional, and national burden of osteoarthritis, 1990–2020 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 · 2023 · 2,108 citations
64. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2017 · 2,080 citations
65. A systematic analysis of global anemia burden from 1990 to 2010 · 2013 · 2,078 citations
66. Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 · 2024 · 2,076 citations
67. Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 · 2021 · 2,039 citations
68. Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 · 2017 · 2,027 citations
69. Global, regional, and national burden of traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2018 · 2,008 citations
70. The Burden of Primary Liver Cancer and Underlying Etiologies From 1990 to 2015 at the Global, Regional, and National Level · 2017 · 1,985 citations
71. Rapid health transition in China, 1990–2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 · 2013 · 1,983 citations
72. Global, Regional, and National Prevalence, Incidence, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for Oral Conditions for 195 Countries, 1990–2015: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors · 2017 · 1,979 citations
73. Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2018 · 1,977 citations
74. Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 · 2020 · 1,970 citations
75. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological transition · 2015 · 1,966 citations
76. 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 · 2023 · 1,917 citations
77. Global, regional, and national burden of migraine and tension-type headache, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2018 · 1,911 citations
78. Measuring the Global Burden of Disease · 2013 · 1,808 citations
79. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 · 2024 · 1,798 citations
80. AGE STANDARDIZATION OF RATES: A NEW WHO STANDARD · 2000 · 1,795 citations
81. Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting: the GATHER statement · 2016 · 1,794 citations
82. Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 · 2021 · 1,759 citations
83. The Global Burden of Skin Disease in 2010: An Analysis of the Prevalence and Impact of Skin Conditions · 2013 · 1,704 citations
84. Global burden of stroke and risk factors in 188 countries, during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 · 2016 · 1,691 citations
85. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022 · 2023 · 1,685 citations
86. Global Burden of Untreated Caries · 2015 · 1,677 citations
87. Global, regional, and national levels and causes of maternal mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 · 2014 · 1,644 citations
88. Smoking Prevalence and Cigarette Consumption in 187 Countries, 1980-2012 · 2014 · 1,576 citations
89. Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2016 · 2018 · 1,520 citations
90. The State of US Health, 1990-2016 · 2018 · 1,515 citations
91. Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study · 2020 · 1,502 citations
92. Global Burden of Oral Conditions in 1990-2010 · 2013 · 1,495 citations
93. Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 · 2018 · 1,479 citations
94. Cause-specific mortality for 240 causes in China during 1990–2013: a systematic subnational analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 · 2015 · 1,466 citations
95. Global malaria mortality between 1980 and 2010: a systematic analysis · 2012 · 1,452 citations
96. Estimates of global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoeal diseases: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 · 2017 · 1,397 citations
97. Tuberculosis: Commentary on a Reemergent Killer · 1992 · 1,372 citations
98. Causes of cancer in the world: comparative risk assessment of nine behavioural and environmental risk factors · 2005 · 1,368 citations
99. Global and regional burden of first-ever ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke during 1990–2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 · 2013 · 1,353 citations
100. The global burden of viral hepatitis from 1990 to 2013: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 · 2016 · 1,351 citations