MSMI: Global Burden of Disease Data by GBD Region

Original data for the MSMI metric derived from the Global Burden of Disease database. The dataset is structured according to the GBD's regional categories and is available as a 1.9 MB Excel file. It was authored by Anqi Jiang and last updated on May 27, 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare disease burden metrics across GBD regions based on the regional categorization.
• Validate or reproduce MSMI calculations based on the original GBD source data.
• Conduct sub-national or regional health inequality analyses based on the GBD framework.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database.
• File size is 1.9 MB, indicating a focused and manageable dataset.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 17:51:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, categorized by GBD regions.