title: Findings and implications of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study for the Pacific Islands.
abstract: The Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study is the largest study of its kind. It provides a large volume of information about the global burden of disease and associated risk factors. It estimates that lower respiratory infections, diabetes, diarrhea, and tuberculosis cause the greatest burden in the Pacific, and noncommunicable diseases caused a substantially greater burden in 2010 compared with 1990. Although the Pacific is considered to be a region rich in data, very little of these data has been analyzed, synthesized, and made publically available. Consequently, burden estimates for the Pacific are derived from models built with very limited data, and it is difficult to know how accurate they are. Health information in the Pacific needs strengthening, particularly in relation to data collection, analysis, use, and sharing. This will improve the reliability and comparability of burden of disease estimates.
authors.affiliation: Secretariat of the Pacific Community, BP D5 - 98848, Noumea, New Caledonia. E-mail: damianh@spc.int.
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hoy
authors.affiliation: Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.affiliation: Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: Kerri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Viney
authors.affiliation: Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: Yvan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Souares
authors.affiliation: Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014943:Global Health / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends; D008875:Middle Aged; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult