Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar

Research topics

• Climate Change and Health Impacts · 1 paper
• Air Quality and Health Impacts · 1 paper
• COVID-19 impact on air quality · 1 paper
• Health disparities and outcomes · 1 paper
• Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · 1 paper
• Global Maternal and Child Health · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Lalit Dandona · 2 papers
• Aaron J. Cohen · 1 paper
• Michael D Brauer · 1 paper
• Richard Burnett · 1 paper
• H Ross Anderson · 1 paper
• Joseph Jon Frostad · 1 paper
• Kara Estep · 1 paper
• Kalpana Balakrishnan · 1 paper

Papers

1. 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 2015The Lancet · 2017 · 6,800 citations

   Background Exposure to ambient air pollution increases morbidity and mortality, and is a leading contributor to global disease burden. We explored spatial and temporal trends in mortality and burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution from 1990 to 2015…

2. 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 2015The Lancet · 2016 · 6,747 citations

   BACKGROUND: Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (GBD 2015) provides a comprehensive assessment of all-cause and cause-specific mortality…