Dr. Suresh Mehata

Dr. Suresh Mehata currently holds the position of Chief, Policy Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division at the Ministry of Health and Population, Koshi Province, Government of Nepal. Dr. Meheta has Published more than 88 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, and 3 national scale survey reports. Dr Meheta also received Nepal Bidya Bhushan A by President of Nepal on December 2010. His main research areas of interest are Epidemiology of non-communicable diseases, Assessment of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and diet and Physical activity surveillance systems

Major publications:

1. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
2. Global burden of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: update from the GBD 2019 study
3. Global, regional, and national age-sex specific mortality for 264 causes of death, 1980–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
4. Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
5. Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders during 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
6. Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
7. Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
8. Global, regional, and national under-5 mortality, adult mortality, age-specific mortality, and life expectancy, 1970–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
9. Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
10. Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017