The drop in the disease burden was associated with improved Socio- demographicIndex.
2
We compared the observed results with expected values estimated based on the Socio- demographicIndex (SDI).
3
We assessed how observed HALE and DALYs differed by country and sex from expected trends based on Socio- demographicIndex (SDI).
4
Much of this change follows historical patterns linking social and economic determinants, such as those captured by the GBD Socio- demographicIndex, with demographic outcomes.
5
Composition of demographicindices, comorbidities, medication usage, and differences in days of prescription of different medications between neoplasm and neoplasm-free (control) groups were compared.