Table 2. Trends in relative rank of frequency of type of health outcome in publications in the past 50 years, stratified by three periods.
| Health outcome of interest (% publications) |
Rank 1975–1984 |
Rank 1995–2004 |
Rank 2015–2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer (18%) | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Musculoskeletal disorders (16%) | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Circulatory diseases (14%) | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Respiratory diseases (11%) | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Mental disorders (8%) | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Reproductive disorders (7%) | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Injuries (4%) | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| All-cause mortality (4%) | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Neurological disorders (4%) | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Sleep disorders (3%) | 10 | 10 | 6 |