Executive summary With one billion people on the move or having moved in 2018, migration
is a global reality, which has also become a political lightning rod. Although estimates …

Background In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has increased
dramatically. This worldwide epidemic has important consequences, including psychiatric …

Depression is one of the most common comorbidities of many chronic medical diseases
including cancer and cardiovascular, metabolic, inflammatory and neurological disorders …

Background One of the global targets for non-communicable diseases is to halt, by 2025, the
rise in the age-standardised adult prevalence of diabetes at its 2010 levels. We aimed to …

Background Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases
and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean …

Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost
treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of …

Background High body-mass index (BMI; defined as 25 kg/m 2 or greater) is associated with
increased risk of cancer. To inform public health policy and future research, we estimated …

Background International studies of the health of Indigenous and tribal peoples provide
important public health insights. Reliable data are required for the development of policy …

Multimorbidity (two or more coexisting conditions in an individual) is a growing global
challenge with substantial effects on individuals, carers and society. Multimorbidity occurs a …

The rise of non‐communicable diseases and their impact in low‐and middle‐income
countries has gained increased attention in recent years. However, the explanation for this …