Global Health Insights
Dive into the latest trending topics in global health with IHME’s Global Health Insights blog. Our health researchers explain the significance of new studies, share data related to current events, and help you understand the story behind the numbers.
Q&A: Oral disorders
Dr. Eduardo Bernabe shares the latest findings on the burden of oral disorders.
Q&A: Epilepsy
Prof. Valery Feigin answers key questions about the latest research on epilepsy.
Q&A: Suicide and self-harm
On average, 1 person dies from suicide every 43 seconds. IHME Research Scientist Gregory Bertolacci shares findings from a new study on global rates of suicide and self-harm, showing the progress made over the past 30 years, but ongoing challenges that remain to be addressed.
Q&A: European life expectancy
IHME Collaborator Dr. Nick Steel, shares the latest findings on life expectancy in Europe. Public policies to address risk factors like high cholesterol and blood pressure will be needed to improve population health.
Q&A: Understanding health care spending in the US
Dr. Joe Dieleman discusses the latest research on health care spending in the US by state and county, type of care, age, sex, and payer.
Q&A: Life expectancy and education in the United States
Dr. Laura Dwyer-Lindgren shares new research on the impact of education on longevity in the US. The study shows that those who have graduated college are expected to live 10.7 years longer on average than those who have not graduated high school.
Q&A: Sub-Saharan Africa has achieved great declines in HIV
IHME Research Scientist Austin Carter shares new findings on global infections and deaths from HIV, with sub-Saharan Africa outperforming all other regions in reducing the number of people at risk for acquiring or transmitting the virus.
Q&A: The Ten Americas reveal increasing health disparities in the US
Although the US spends more on health than any other country in the world, disparities in health outcomes between different demographics are increasing. Dr. Ali Mokdad explains the latest research using the "Ten Americas" framework to examine health disparities by race, ethnicity, and geography.
The growing crisis of obesity in the US
The most comprehensive study of current and future trends in the United States finds that by 2050, 213 million adults and more than 43 million children and adolescents are expected to have overweight or obesity.
Q&A: Where do people have the highest and lowest levels of well-being in the US?
IHME Director Dr. Chris Murray discusses our latest research using the Human Development Index (HDI) to measure well-being in the United States.
Measuring well-being across the US
Race, gender, and where you live can have a profound impact on your well-being. In a first-of-its kind analysis, new data shows significant disparities in individual well-being as measured by lifespan, education, and income.
Q&A: Less than two thirds of countries are on track to prevent stillbirths
Dr. Nick Kassebaum highlights the significant burden of stillbirths and the challenges of gathering accurate data.
Community Health Workers are key to remote global care
On behalf of the Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC), Dr. Madeleine Ballard, global health leader and CEO of CHIC, is the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s 2024 Roux Prize winner.
Q&A: The rate of common colds and ear infections are declining
Despite declining rates, the number of new episodes has increased due to population growth, with 12.8 billion new episodes of URIs and 390 million new episodes of otitis media in 2021, as estimated by our study.
AMR is a major threat to global health
The latest Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) study on AMR is the most comprehensive to date. It looks at what’s driving AMR trends, which groups are impacted the most, and what can be done to address this major global health threat.