Publications by authors named "Oyuntsetseg Purev"
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- Liver cancer is a major health crisis in Mongolia, with the country reporting the highest age-standardized disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for liver cancer globally in 2019, reflecting a severe public health burden.* -
- Analysis revealed that alcohol consumption, as well as viral hepatitis B and C, significantly contribute to liver cancer cases in Mongolia, with alcohol-related DALYs being 29 times higher than the global average, and hepatitis-related cases also vastly increased compared to global statistics.* -
- The study indicated a continuous rise in liver cancer incidence and deaths over the past 30 years, with specific trends showing higher rates in males for alcohol and hepatitis B, while females had higher incidences of hepatitis C and non
Background: Over the past few decades, economic, political, and social changes have directly and indirectly affected the health of the Mongolian population. To date, no comprehensive analysis has been conducted on the burden of diseases in this country. Thus, we aimed to describe the leading causes of death and disabling conditions and their trends between 1990 and 2019 in the Mongolian population.
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