Dr. Christian Bommer

• Bogler L, Bommer C, Ebert C, Kumar A, Subramanian SV, Subramanyam M, Vollmer S (2023) Effects of a large-scale Participatory Learning and Action Programme in Women’s Groups on Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Bihar, India. Journal of Development Effectiveness, DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2023.2217164


• Theilmann M, Lemp J, Winkler V, Manne-Goehler J, Marcus M, Probst P, Lopez-Arboleda W, Ebert C, Bommer C, Mathur M, Andall-Brereton G, Bahendeka S, Bovet P, Farzadfar F, Ghasemi E, Mayige M, Moghaddam S, Mwangi K, Naderimagham S, Sturua L, Atun R, Davies J, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S*, Geldsetzer P* (2022) Patterns of tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries by tobacco product and sociodemographic characteristics: a study of nationally representative survey data from 82 countries. The BMJ, 378:e067582 (* joint last authors)


• Bommer C, Dreher A, Perez M (2022) Home Bias in Humanitarian Aid: The Role of Regional Favoritism in the Allocation of International Disaster Relief. Journal of Public Economics, 208: 104604


• Sun H, Saeedi P, Karuranga S, Pinkepank M, Ogurtsova K, Duncan BB, Stein C, Basit A, Chan JCN, Mbanya JC, Pavkov ME, Ramachandaran A, Wild SH, James S, Herman WH, Zhang P, Bommer C, Kuo S, Boyko EJ, Magliano DJ (2022) IDF Diabetes Atlas: Global, regional and country-level diabetes prevalence estimates for 2021 and projections for 2045. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 183: 109119


• Bommer C, Vollmer S, Zagre NM (2021) Correlates of HIV seropositivity in young West and Central African women: A pooled analysis of 17 Demographic and Health Surveys. Journal of Global Health, 11: 13005


• Bommer C, Horn S, Vollmer S (2020) The effect of routine probiotics supplementation on preterm newborn health: a regression discontinuity analysis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 112(5): 1219–1227


• Bommer C, Mittal N, Vollmer S (2020) The Impact of Nutritional Interventions on Child Health and Cognitive Development. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 12: 345-366


• Williams R, Karuranga S, Malanda B, Saeedi P, Basit A, Besançon S, Bommer C, Esteghamati A, Ogurtsova K, Zhang P, Collagiuri S (2020) Global and regional estimates and projections of diabetes-related health expenditure: results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 162: 108072


• Bommer C, Vollmer S, Subramanian SV (2019) The role of household socioeconomic status for the stunting-age pattern. BMJ Global Health, 4: e001175.


• Bommer C, Sagalova V, Heesemann E, Manne-Goehler J, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Davies J, Vollmer S (2018) Global economic burden of diabetes in adults: projections from 2015-2030. Diabetes Care, 41(5): 963-970.


• Atun R, Davies JI, Gale EA, Bärnighausen T, Beran D, Kengne AP, Levitt NS, Mangugu FW, Nyirenda MJ, Ogle GD, Ramaiya K, Sewankambo NK, Sobngwi E, Tesfaye S, Yudkin JS, Basu S, Bommer C, Heesemann E, Manne-Goehler J, Postolovska I, Sagalova V, Vollmer S, Abbas ZG, Ammon B, Angamo MT, Annamreddi A, Awasthi A, Besançon S, Bhadriraju S, Binagwaho A, Burgess PI, Burton MJ, Chai J, Chilunga FP, Chipendo P, Conn A, Dipesalema JR, Eagan AW, Gishoma C, Ho J, Jong S, Kakarmath SS, Khan Y, Kharel R, Kyle MA, Lee SL, Lichtman A, Malm CP, Mbaye MN, Muhimpundu MA, Mwagomba BM, Mwangi KJ, Nair M, Niyonsenga SP, Njuguna B, Okafor OL, Okunade O, Park PH, Pastakia SD, Pekny C, Reja A, Rotimi CN, Rwunganira S, Sando D, Sarriera G, Sharma A, Sidibé A, Siraj ES, Syed AS, van Acker K, Werfalli M (2017) Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa - from clinical care to health policy: Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission Report. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 5(8): 622-67.


• Bommer C, Heesemann E, Sagalova V, Manne-Goehler J, Atun R, Bärnighausen T, Vollmer S (2017) The Global Economic Burden of Diabetes in Adults aged 20 to 79: A Cost-of-Illness Study. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 5(6): 423-30.


• Bärnighausen T, Oldenburg C, Tugwell P, Bommer C, Ebert C, Barreto M, et al. (2017) Quasi-experimental study designs series: assessing the assumptions. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 89: 53-66.


• Vollmer S, Bommer C, Krishna A, Harttgen K, Subramanian SV (2017) The Association of Parental Education with Childhood Undernutrition in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Comparing the Role of Paternal and Maternal Education. International Journal of Epidemiology, 46(1): 312-23.

• International Diabetes Federation (2021) IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation.


• International Diabetes Federation (2019) IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation.


• Bommer C, Dreher A, Perez M (2018) Regional and Ethnic Favoritism in the Allocation of Humanitarian Aid. CESifo Working Paper Series 7038, CESifo Group Munich.


• Subramanyam M, Ebert C, Bommer C, Bogler L, Kumar A, Varghese S, Atre S, Vollmer S (2017) Impact of the Gram Varta programme on health, nutrition and women’s empowerment in India. International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie): New Delhi.