Association between gender social norms and cardiovascular disease mortality and life expectancy: an ecological study.

Objective: Examine the association between country-level gender social norms and (1) cardiovascular disease mortality rates; (2) female to male cardiovascular disease mortality ratios; and (3) life expectancy.

Design: Ecological study with the country as the unit of analysis.

Setting: Global, country-level data.

Global burden of infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in several countries. However, there are limited evidence characterizing its role as a global public health problem. We conducted a systematic review to provide a comprehensive overview of infections (CDI) rates.