Report | Global, regional, and national prevalence and mortality burden of sickle cell disease, 2000–2021

Global, regional, and national prevalence and mortality burden of sickle cell disease, 2000–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 – The Lancet Haematology

News Release: Sickle cell disease is 11 times more deadly than previously recorded – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

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Ahead of #WorldSickleCellDay #WSCD23 we are publishing the first detailed global estimates on the burden of #sicklecell disease

Read it #openaccess https://t.co/pVlWZ6s1G4

The authors show that mortality linked to #sicklecell disease is higher than previously described? pic.twitter.com/WplWr0gXqJ

— The Lancet Haematology (@TheLancetHaem) June 16, 2023