13 research outputs found
The Vehicle, Spring 1984
Vol. 25, No. 2
Table of Contents
The OpeningKathy Fordpage 3
PaintThomas B. Waltrippage 3
PhotographLisa Fresepage 4
City as Castigating AnimalJerry McAnultypage 5
LimitsMichelle Mitchellpage 6
In SilenceKeila Tooleypage 6
PhotographLisa Fresepage 7
Indian CreekJerry McAnultypage 8
The Right Idea about RainMichelle Mitchellpage 8
Van Gogh\u27s Young Male PeasantKeila Tooleypage 9
AbigailMaggie Kennedypage 9
CleaningJennifer K. Soulepage 10
Heat WaveJerry McAnultypage 11
VigilJanet Gracepage 11
Hatred of ClownsMichelle Mitchellpage 12
Trees in the YardKeila Tooleypage 13
Lost on Back RoadsToby Mirabellipage 13
The Death of My Father\u27s HandsGina Grillopage 14
Soft LandingMaggie Kennedypage 14
Incident in the Generic AisleMaggie Kennedypage 15
Happy Well-adjusted Individuals, ConsideringJennifer K. Soulepage 16
Old ManGina Grillopage 17
It Doesn\u27t MatterTed Boonepage 18
A Love Poem for Charles DonaldCathy Moepage 18
David Willey at Whitman WharfSue Oiler Millerpage 19
I Am the ArtsBrenda Renee Drummerpage 20
Mothers and DaughtersJennifer K. Soulepage 22
ScratchesMichelle Mitchellpage 26
SedativeStacey Flanniganpage 26
Calloused HandJanet Gracepage 27
Cool CatStacey Flanniganpage 27
For My History Teacher, Miss WilhelmCathy Moepage 28
Short Poem for Chris\u27s EyesBob Zordanipage 28
MissingMichelle Mitchellpage 29
Over ThereGraham Lewispage 30
Strange BedfellowsMaggie Kennedypage 31
Retired PlumberMichelle Mitchellpage 32
Rumors of War DeadKathy Fordpage 33
Night LightsKeila Tooleypage 33
Fish on the Train TracksJerry McAnultypage 34
DaddyKeily Tooleypage 34
A Message to the MessengerAmy Eadespage 35
Dancing AloneKathy Bowerpage 36
HandsMaggie Kennedypage 36
The Key to the Ladies\u27s RoomMichelle Mitchellpage 37
Crashing the BlueStacey Flanniganpage 37
The Cradle will FallMichelle Mitchellpate 38
One IslandKeila Tooleypage 38
Black Walnut PaintSue Oiler Millerpage 39
SerendipityGraham Lewispage 40
Cover ArtLisa Fresehttps://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1045/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Fall 1980
Vol. 22, No. 1
Table of Contents
UntitledSusan Mehlpage 4
MitchJohn Stockmanpage 5
HallwayAndy Leszczynskipage 6
At The MoviesElise Hempelpage 8
HaikuAngie Patrickpage 8
On MagnoliasThersa Kennypage 9
NeighborJohn Stockmanpage 10
WetCathy Georgepage 10
HaikuThersa Kennypage 10
The Speed QueenCarolyn Perrypage 11
A ThoughtThersa Kennypage 14
The Stone Belongs to the LakeRobert Schumacherpage 15
Driving South of WinnipegJerry McAnultypage 16
Travels with the ExecutionerPeter Lindemanpage 17
NightwingLaura Muellerpage 18
Thoughts of an Uninterested StudentDru Seftonpage 19
Rainbird\u27s ManMary McDanielpage 20
EffortlessKevin Stottpage 25
Where the Waves SoundTheresa Whitesidepage 26
\u2745Ray Wallacepage 28
Epigram #1P. James Kruegerpage 28
UntitledSusan Mehlpage 29
RerunsAngie Patrickpage 30
SunsetGloria Rhoadspage 34
Return of the NativeRay Wallacepage 35
The GuitarJoanne Dunnepage 35
In Grandmother\u27s BedroomElise Hempelpage 36
Cindy Poem No. 3John Stockmanpage 36
Dust in the DarkLaura Muellerpage 37
Suspension BridgeLaura Henrypage 39
WavesLeslie Garnerpage 39
Oyama: a Setting and a GirlJerry McAnultypage 40
the middle of the nightKevin Stottpage 41
Old State RoadLaura Henrypage 43
Dairy QueenJohn Stockmanpage 43
Art
CoverDennis Wunsch
Pen and ink drawingRose Huberpage 3
PhotographIrene Brownpage 7
PhotographIrene Brownpage 27
PhotographIrene Brownpage 42
Pen and ink drawingRose Huberpage 44https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1036/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Spring 1980
Vol. 3, No. 2
Table of Contents
White LanguageStarla Stensaaspage 4
The Grand Canyon at SunsetElisabeth Cristpage 5
WitheringSheila Kattypage 5
In Defense of the DandelionKathleen Alakspage 6
HaikuScott Fishelpage 7
Double SolitaireCathy Georgepage 8
AdolescenceNancy Douglaspage 9
Sunrises as SunsetsRobert Schumacherpage 9
War Is Not All HellChris Goerlichpage 11
Young SoldierRobert Swansonpage 11
Without Really Looking For ThemSheila Kattypage 12
JourneyJean Wallacepage 15
I Barely Remember the Poet/TeacherStarla Stensaaspage 16
To SearchKaren Buchananpage 17
Four-Hundred and Twenty-Four DaysAnnette Heinzpage 19
Killing CarpJerry McAnultypage 20
War of the WillsLaurel Anzelmopage 21
Life of a Sexual MetaphorChris Goerlichpage 23
Hazy Days in Mid-JulyKaren Buchananpage 24
August\u27s EndCynthia Rozminpage 24
Visiting GrandmotherRobert Swansonpage 26
UntitledNancy Van Cleavepage 27
The AlbinoDenise Davinroypage 27
This ChristmasRobert Schumacherpage 28
Burnt OfferingGinny Stroheckerpage 29
Long-term VacationDenise Davinroypage 29
Storm\u27s EveJeffrey Stousepage 30
Lovers: A Weaver in the StatesStarla Stensaaspage 31
Gitchegumme BeachScott Fishelpage 32
Dear Husband, What Do You Think?Katherine Adamspage 33
Cat\u27s Eve InnCynthia Rozminpage 34
BassScott Fishelpage 34
Fall Morning in the Okanagan ValleyJerry McAnultypage 35
MusicMary McDanielpage 36
AnticipationNancy Douglaspage 41
Don\u27t Let Your Bread LoafJohn Stockmanpage 41
The FieldElise Hempelpage 42
the g.a.Carla Vitezpage 42
Quality in Search of An AuthorRobert Schinaglpage 43
February 9thLisa Livingstonpage 44
By A Pond in SpringJohn Stockmanpage 46
Night SoundsJeffrey Stousepage 47
Art
CoverKaren Dankovich
PhotographCindy Hubbarttpage 3
PhotographScott Fishelpage 10
PhotographLisa Larsonpage 18
EtchingKaren Dankovichpage 25
PhotographScott Fishelpage 30
PhotographScott Fishelpage 40
PhotographCindy Hubbarttpage 45
PhotographCindy Hubbarttpage 48https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1037/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Spring 1980
Vol. 3, No. 2
Table of Contents
White LanguageStarla Stensaaspage 4
The Grand Canyon at SunsetElisabeth Cristpage 5
WitheringSheila Kattypage 5
In Defense of the DandelionKathleen Alakspage 6
HaikuScott Fishelpage 7
Double SolitaireCathy Georgepage 8
AdolescenceNancy Douglaspage 9
Sunrises as SunsetsRobert Schumacherpage 9
War Is Not All HellChris Goerlichpage 11
Young SoldierRobert Swansonpage 11
Without Really Looking For ThemSheila Kattypage 12
JourneyJean Wallacepage 15
I Barely Remember the Poet/TeacherStarla Stensaaspage 16
To SearchKaren Buchananpage 17
Four-Hundred and Twenty-Four DaysAnnette Heinzpage 19
Killing CarpJerry McAnultypage 20
War of the WillsLaurel Anzelmopage 21
Life of a Sexual MetaphorChris Goerlichpage 23
Hazy Days in Mid-JulyKaren Buchananpage 24
August\u27s EndCynthia Rozminpage 24
Visiting GrandmotherRobert Swansonpage 26
UntitledNancy Van Cleavepage 27
The AlbinoDenise Davinroypage 27
This ChristmasRobert Schumacherpage 28
Burnt OfferingGinny Stroheckerpage 29
Long-term VacationDenise Davinroypage 29
Storm\u27s EveJeffrey Stousepage 30
Lovers: A Weaver in the StatesStarla Stensaaspage 31
Gitchegumme BeachScott Fishelpage 32
Dear Husband, What Do You Think?Katherine Adamspage 33
Cat\u27s Eve InnCynthia Rozminpage 34
BassScott Fishelpage 34
Fall Morning in the Okanagan ValleyJerry McAnultypage 35
MusicMary McDanielpage 36
AnticipationNancy Douglaspage 41
Don\u27t Let Your Bread LoafJohn Stockmanpage 41
The FieldElise Hempelpage 42
the g.a.Carla Vitezpage 42
Quality in Search of An AuthorRobert Schinaglpage 43
February 9thLisa Livingstonpage 44
By A Pond in SpringJohn Stockmanpage 46
Night SoundsJeffrey Stousepage 47
Art
CoverKaren Dankovich
PhotographCindy Hubbarttpage 3
PhotographScott Fishelpage 10
PhotographLisa Larsonpage 18
EtchingKaren Dankovichpage 25
PhotographScott Fishelpage 30
PhotographScott Fishelpage 40
PhotographCindy Hubbarttpage 45
PhotographCindy Hubbarttpage 48https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1037/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Spring 1984
Vol. 25, No. 2
Table of Contents
The OpeningKathy Fordpage 3
PaintThomas B. Waltrippage 3
PhotographLisa Fresepage 4
City as Castigating AnimalJerry McAnultypage 5
LimitsMichelle Mitchellpage 6
In SilenceKeila Tooleypage 6
PhotographLisa Fresepage 7
Indian CreekJerry McAnultypage 8
The Right Idea about RainMichelle Mitchellpage 8
Van Gogh\u27s Young Male PeasantKeila Tooleypage 9
AbigailMaggie Kennedypage 9
CleaningJennifer K. Soulepage 10
Heat WaveJerry McAnultypage 11
VigilJanet Gracepage 11
Hatred of ClownsMichelle Mitchellpage 12
Trees in the YardKeila Tooleypage 13
Lost on Back RoadsToby Mirabellipage 13
The Death of My Father\u27s HandsGina Grillopage 14
Soft LandingMaggie Kennedypage 14
Incident in the Generic AisleMaggie Kennedypage 15
Happy Well-adjusted Individuals, ConsideringJennifer K. Soulepage 16
Old ManGina Grillopage 17
It Doesn\u27t MatterTed Boonepage 18
A Love Poem for Charles DonaldCathy Moepage 18
David Willey at Whitman WharfSue Oiler Millerpage 19
I Am the ArtsBrenda Renee Drummerpage 20
Mothers and DaughtersJennifer K. Soulepage 22
ScratchesMichelle Mitchellpage 26
SedativeStacey Flanniganpage 26
Calloused HandJanet Gracepage 27
Cool CatStacey Flanniganpage 27
For My History Teacher, Miss WilhelmCathy Moepage 28
Short Poem for Chris\u27s EyesBob Zordanipage 28
MissingMichelle Mitchellpage 29
Over ThereGraham Lewispage 30
Strange BedfellowsMaggie Kennedypage 31
Retired PlumberMichelle Mitchellpage 32
Rumors of War DeadKathy Fordpage 33
Night LightsKeila Tooleypage 33
Fish on the Train TracksJerry McAnultypage 34
DaddyKeily Tooleypage 34
A Message to the MessengerAmy Eadespage 35
Dancing AloneKathy Bowerpage 36
HandsMaggie Kennedypage 36
The Key to the Ladies\u27s RoomMichelle Mitchellpage 37
Crashing the BlueStacey Flanniganpage 37
The Cradle will FallMichelle Mitchellpate 38
One IslandKeila Tooleypage 38
Black Walnut PaintSue Oiler Millerpage 39
SerendipityGraham Lewispage 40
Cover ArtLisa Fresehttps://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1045/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Fall 1980
Vol. 22, No. 1
Table of Contents
UntitledSusan Mehlpage 4
MitchJohn Stockmanpage 5
HallwayAndy Leszczynskipage 6
At The MoviesElise Hempelpage 8
HaikuAngie Patrickpage 8
On MagnoliasThersa Kennypage 9
NeighborJohn Stockmanpage 10
WetCathy Georgepage 10
HaikuThersa Kennypage 10
The Speed QueenCarolyn Perrypage 11
A ThoughtThersa Kennypage 14
The Stone Belongs to the LakeRobert Schumacherpage 15
Driving South of WinnipegJerry McAnultypage 16
Travels with the ExecutionerPeter Lindemanpage 17
NightwingLaura Muellerpage 18
Thoughts of an Uninterested StudentDru Seftonpage 19
Rainbird\u27s ManMary McDanielpage 20
EffortlessKevin Stottpage 25
Where the Waves SoundTheresa Whitesidepage 26
\u2745Ray Wallacepage 28
Epigram #1P. James Kruegerpage 28
UntitledSusan Mehlpage 29
RerunsAngie Patrickpage 30
SunsetGloria Rhoadspage 34
Return of the NativeRay Wallacepage 35
The GuitarJoanne Dunnepage 35
In Grandmother\u27s BedroomElise Hempelpage 36
Cindy Poem No. 3John Stockmanpage 36
Dust in the DarkLaura Muellerpage 37
Suspension BridgeLaura Henrypage 39
WavesLeslie Garnerpage 39
Oyama: a Setting and a GirlJerry McAnultypage 40
the middle of the nightKevin Stottpage 41
Old State RoadLaura Henrypage 43
Dairy QueenJohn Stockmanpage 43
Art
CoverDennis Wunsch
Pen and ink drawingRose Huberpage 3
PhotographIrene Brownpage 7
PhotographIrene Brownpage 27
PhotographIrene Brownpage 42
Pen and ink drawingRose Huberpage 44https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1036/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Fall 1981
Vol. 23, No. 1
Table of Contents
Maples At My HomeGary Ervinpage 4
I Remember (after Anne Sexton)Susan Mehlpage 5
Where Do They Put Their ArmsKathleen Alakspage 6
Sweet AdversityAlissa Finleypage 7
Love At Baskin-RobbinsCindy Fritzpage 9
What IfJohn Stockmanpage 10
Shaking HandsScott Fishelpage 12
The SouvenirKathleen Alakspage 13
Kelowna City Park At NightJerry McAnultypage 14
Canadian EuphoriaB.L. Davidsonpage 14
Water PaintingIsabel M. Parrotpage 15
Clearwater BeachSusan Mehlpage 16
SeaprintsJerry McAnultypage 17
Elegy For An Illinois TownJohn Stockmanpage 17
DepreciatingLaura Sharppage 18
U.S. Steel South WorksDiane Bartuspage 19
Blue BeadsB.L. Davidsonpage 20
Top HatVicki Ewingpage 21
29 Cent PoemSusan Mehlpage 24
Morning In OctoberCindy Fritzpage 26
PrerequisiteDevon Flesorpage 26
InvalidLynn Sronkoskipage 27
Nushagak Bay HarvestB.L. Davidsonpage 28
August, 1967Cathy Georgepage 29
The ParkSusan Burkpage 30
Summer of \u2778: With LoveDonna L. Lewispage 32
RhubarbScott Fishelpage 33
I\u27ll get it... Cathy Georgepage 34
The Night PeopleLenore Howardpage 35
Falling AsleepKaren Smithpage 38
Getting Life Off Your ShouldersStacey Flanniganpage 38
Thirst, and the anticipation of a week\u27s vacation in late summerCathy Georgepage 39
Art
Cover Michelle Howe
Pen and Ink DrawingIrene Brownpage 3
PhotographGregory A. Molchanpage 11
PhotographRuth Zurerzyckipage 15
PhotographGregory A. Molchanpage 25
Pen and Ink DrawingChristi Fullerpage 31
Pen and Ink DrawingChristi Fullerpage 40https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1038/thumbnail.jp
The Vehicle, Fall 1981
Vol. 23, No. 1
Table of Contents
Maples At My HomeGary Ervinpage 4
I Remember (after Anne Sexton)Susan Mehlpage 5
Where Do They Put Their ArmsKathleen Alakspage 6
Sweet AdversityAlissa Finleypage 7
Love At Baskin-RobbinsCindy Fritzpage 9
What IfJohn Stockmanpage 10
Shaking HandsScott Fishelpage 12
The SouvenirKathleen Alakspage 13
Kelowna City Park At NightJerry McAnultypage 14
Canadian EuphoriaB.L. Davidsonpage 14
Water PaintingIsabel M. Parrotpage 15
Clearwater BeachSusan Mehlpage 16
SeaprintsJerry McAnultypage 17
Elegy For An Illinois TownJohn Stockmanpage 17
DepreciatingLaura Sharppage 18
U.S. Steel South WorksDiane Bartuspage 19
Blue BeadsB.L. Davidsonpage 20
Top HatVicki Ewingpage 21
29 Cent PoemSusan Mehlpage 24
Morning In OctoberCindy Fritzpage 26
PrerequisiteDevon Flesorpage 26
InvalidLynn Sronkoskipage 27
Nushagak Bay HarvestB.L. Davidsonpage 28
August, 1967Cathy Georgepage 29
The ParkSusan Burkpage 30
Summer of \u2778: With LoveDonna L. Lewispage 32
RhubarbScott Fishelpage 33
I\u27ll get it... Cathy Georgepage 34
The Night PeopleLenore Howardpage 35
Falling AsleepKaren Smithpage 38
Getting Life Off Your ShouldersStacey Flanniganpage 38
Thirst, and the anticipation of a week\u27s vacation in late summerCathy Georgepage 39
Art
Cover Michelle Howe
Pen and Ink DrawingIrene Brownpage 3
PhotographGregory A. Molchanpage 11
PhotographRuth Zurerzyckipage 15
PhotographGregory A. Molchanpage 25
Pen and Ink DrawingChristi Fullerpage 31
Pen and Ink DrawingChristi Fullerpage 40https://thekeep.eiu.edu/vehicle/1038/thumbnail.jp
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Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
BACKGROUND: Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations, and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. In the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2010 (GBD 2010), we aimed to estimate annual deaths for the world and 21 regions between 1980 and 2010 for 235 causes, with uncertainty intervals (UIs), separately by age and sex. METHODS: We attempted to identify all available data on causes of death for 187 countries from 1980 to 2010 from vital registration, verbal autopsy, mortality surveillance, censuses, surveys, hospitals, police records, and mortuaries. We assessed data quality for completeness, diagnostic accuracy, missing data, stochastic variations, and probable causes of death. We applied six different modelling strategies to estimate cause-specific mortality trends depending on the strength of the data. For 133 causes and three special aggregates we used the Cause of Death Ensemble model (CODEm) approach, which uses four families of statistical models testing a large set of different models using different permutations of covariates. Model ensembles were developed from these component models. We assessed model performance with rigorous out-of-sample testing of prediction error and the validity of 95% UIs. For 13 causes with low observed numbers of deaths, we developed negative binomial models with plausible covariates. For 27 causes for which death is rare, we modelled the higher level cause in the cause hierarchy of the GBD 2010 and then allocated deaths across component causes proportionately, estimated from all available data in the database. For selected causes (African trypanosomiasis, congenital syphilis, whooping cough, measles, typhoid and parathyroid, leishmaniasis, acute hepatitis E, and HIV/AIDS), we used natural history models based on information on incidence, prevalence, and case-fatality. We separately estimated cause fractions by aetiology for diarrhoea, lower respiratory infections, and meningitis, as well as disaggregations by subcause for chronic kidney disease, maternal disorders, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. For deaths due to collective violence and natural disasters, we used mortality shock regressions. For every cause, we estimated 95% UIs that captured both parameter estimation uncertainty and uncertainty due to model specification where CODEm was used. We constrained cause-specific fractions within every age-sex group to sum to total mortality based on draws from the uncertainty distributions. FINDINGS: In 2010, there were 52·8 million deaths globally. At the most aggregate level, communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes were 24·9% of deaths worldwide in 2010, down from 15·9 million (34·1%) of 46·5 million in 1990. This decrease was largely due to decreases in mortality from diarrhoeal disease (from 2·5 to 1·4 million), lower respiratory infections (from 3·4 to 2·8 million), neonatal disorders (from 3·1 to 2·2 million), measles (from 0·63 to 0·13 million), and tetanus (from 0·27 to 0·06 million). Deaths from HIV/AIDS increased from 0·30 million in 1990 to 1·5 million in 2010, reaching a peak of 1·7 million in 2006. Malaria mortality also rose by an estimated 19·9% since 1990 to 1·17 million deaths in 2010. Tuberculosis killed 1·2 million people in 2010. Deaths from non-communicable diseases rose by just under 8 million between 1990 and 2010, accounting for two of every three deaths (34·5 million) worldwide by 2010. 8 million people died from cancer in 2010, 38% more than two decades ago; of these, 1·5 million (19%) were from trachea, bronchus, and lung cancer. Ischaemic heart disease and stroke collectively killed 12·9 million people in 2010, or one in four deaths worldwide, compared with one in five in 1990; 1·3 million deaths were due to diabetes, twice as many as in 1990. The fraction of global deaths due to injuries (5·1 million deaths) was marginally higher in 2010 (9·6%) compared with two decades earlier (8·8%). This was driven by a 46% rise in deaths worldwide due to road traffic accidents (1·3 million in 2010) and a rise in deaths from falls. Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower respiratory infections, lung cancer, and HIV/AIDS were the leading causes of death in 2010. Ischaemic heart disease, lower respiratory infections, stroke, diarrhoeal disease, malaria, and HIV/AIDS were the leading causes of years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLLs) in 2010, similar to what was estimated for 1990, except for HIV/AIDS and preterm birth complications. YLLs from lower respiratory infections and diarrhoea decreased by 45-54% since 1990; ischaemic heart disease and stroke YLLs increased by 17-28%. Regional variations in leading causes of death were substantial. Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes still accounted for 76% of premature mortality in sub-Saharan Africa in 2010. Age standardised death rates from some key disorders rose (HIV/AIDS, Alzheimers disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease in particular), but for most diseases, death rates fell in the past two decades; including major vascular diseases, COPD, most forms of cancer, liver cirrhosis, and maternal disorders. For other conditions, notably malaria, prostate cancer, and injuries, little change was noted. INTERPRETATION: Population growth, increased average age of the worlds population, and largely decreasing age-specific, sex-specific, and cause-specific death rates combine to drive a broad shift from communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes towards non-communicable diseases. Nevertheless, communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes remain the dominant causes of YLLs in sub-Saharan Africa. Overlaid on this general pattern of the epidemiological transition, marked regional variation exists in many causes, such as interpersonal violence, suicide, liver cancer, diabetes, cirrhosis, Chagas disease, African trypanosomiasis, melanoma, and others. Regional heterogeneity highlights the importance of sound epidemiological assessments of the causes of death on a regular basis. FUNDING: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
BACKGROUND: Reliable and timely information on the leading causes of death in populations, and how these are changing, is a crucial input into health policy debates. In the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2010 (GBD 2010), we aimed to estimate annual deaths for the world and 21 regions between 1980 and 2010 for 235 causes, with uncertainty intervals (UIs), separately by age and sex. METHODS: We attempted to identify all available data on causes of death for 187 countries from 1980 to 2010 from vital registration, verbal autopsy, mortality surveillance, censuses, surveys, hospitals, police records, and mortuaries. We assessed data quality for completeness, diagnostic accuracy, missing data, stochastic variations, and probable causes of death. We applied six different modelling strategies to estimate cause-specific mortality trends depending on the strength of the data. For 133 causes and three special aggregates we used the Cause of Death Ensemble model (CODEm) approach, which uses four families of statistical models testing a large set of different models using different permutations of covariates. Model ensembles were developed from these component models. We assessed model performance with rigorous out-of-sample testing of prediction error and the validity of 95% UIs. For 13 causes with low observed numbers of deaths, we developed negative binomial models with plausible covariates. For 27 causes for which death is rare, we modelled the higher level cause in the cause hierarchy of the GBD 2010 and then allocated deaths across component causes proportionately, estimated from all available data in the database. For selected causes (African trypanosomiasis, congenital syphilis, whooping cough, measles, typhoid and parathyroid, leishmaniasis, acute hepatitis E, and HIV/AIDS), we used natural history models based on information on incidence, prevalence, and case-fatality. We separately estimated cause fractions by aetiology for diarrhoea, lower respiratory infections, and meningitis, as well as disaggregations by subcause for chronic kidney disease, maternal disorders, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. For deaths due to collective violence and natural disasters, we used mortality shock regressions. For every cause, we estimated 95% UIs that captured both parameter estimation uncertainty and uncertainty due to model specification where CODEm was used. We constrained cause-specific fractions within every age-sex group to sum to total mortality based on draws from the uncertainty distributions. FINDINGS: In 2010, there were 52·8 million deaths globally. At the most aggregate level, communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes were 24·9% of deaths worldwide in 2010, down from 15·9 million (34·1%) of 46·5 million in 1990. This decrease was largely due to decreases in mortality from diarrhoeal disease (from 2·5 to 1·4 million), lower respiratory infections (from 3·4 to 2·8 million), neonatal disorders (from 3·1 to 2·2 million), measles (from 0·63 to 0·13 million), and tetanus (from 0·27 to 0·06 million). Deaths from HIV/AIDS increased from 0·30 million in 1990 to 1·5 million in 2010, reaching a peak of 1·7 million in 2006. Malaria mortality also rose by an estimated 19·9% since 1990 to 1·17 million deaths in 2010. Tuberculosis killed 1·2 million people in 2010. Deaths from non-communicable diseases rose by just under 8 million between 1990 and 2010, accounting for two of every three deaths (34·5 million) worldwide by 2010. 8 million people died from cancer in 2010, 38% more than two decades ago; of these, 1·5 million (19%) were from trachea, bronchus, and lung cancer. Ischaemic heart disease and stroke collectively killed 12·9 million people in 2010, or one in four deaths worldwide, compared with one in five in 1990; 1·3 million deaths were due to diabetes, twice as many as in 1990. The fraction of global deaths due to injuries (5·1 million deaths) was marginally higher in 2010 (9·6%) compared with two decades earlier (8·8%). This was driven by a 46% rise in deaths worldwide due to road traffic accidents (1·3 million in 2010) and a rise in deaths from falls. Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lower respiratory infections, lung cancer, and HIV/AIDS were the leading causes of death in 2010. Ischaemic heart disease, lower respiratory infections, stroke, diarrhoeal disease, malaria, and HIV/AIDS were the leading causes of years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLLs) in 2010, similar to what was estimated for 1990, except for HIV/AIDS and preterm birth complications. YLLs from lower respiratory infections and diarrhoea decreased by 45-54% since 1990; ischaemic heart disease and stroke YLLs increased by 17-28%. Regional variations in leading causes of death were substantial. Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes still accounted for 76% of premature mortality in sub-Saharan Africa in 2010. Age standardised death rates from some key disorders rose (HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease in particular), but for most diseases, death rates fell in the past two decades; including major vascular diseases, COPD, most forms of cancer, liver cirrhosis, and maternal disorders. For other conditions, notably malaria, prostate cancer, and injuries, little change was noted. INTERPRETATION: Population growth, increased average age of the world's population, and largely decreasing age-specific, sex-specific, and cause-specific death rates combine to drive a broad shift from communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes towards non-communicable diseases. Nevertheless, communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes remain the dominant causes of YLLs in sub-Saharan Africa. Overlaid on this general pattern of the epidemiological transition, marked regional variation exists in many causes, such as interpersonal violence, suicide, liver cancer, diabetes, cirrhosis, Chagas disease, African trypanosomiasis, melanoma, and others. Regional heterogeneity highlights the importance of sound epidemiological assessments of the causes of death on a regular basis. FUNDING: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation