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Diseases and injuries

Featured diseases and injuries

In collaboration with Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study collaborators, IHME produces estimates for more than 300 fatal and nonfatal causes along with in-depth analysis for the world's most pressing health issues. Below is a selection of the topics.

Health topic

COVID-19

COVID-19 was first identified in December 2019 and was declared a global pandemic within months. It became the second-leading cause of death in 2021, causing a global decline in life expectancy.

Last updated
July 16, 2024
Health topic

HIV/AIDS

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. If HIV is not treated, it can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). 

Last updated
June 4, 2024

Disease and injury factsheets

View two-page fact sheets on the 286 causes of death, 369 diseases and injuries, and 87 risk factors modeled in GBD and the health loss related to them.

Publications

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Scientific Publication

Global, regional, and national burden of HIV/AIDS, 1990–2021, and forecasts to 2050, for 204 countries and territories

Austin Carter, Hmwe Hmwe Kyu, Christopher J.L. Murray, Simon Hay, Austin Schumacher, Mohsen Naghavi, Jeffrey Eaton, Aleksandr Aravkin, Peng Zheng, Magdalene Walters, Edmond Brewer, Amanda Novotney, Dylan Lasher, Avina Vongpradith, Jiawei He, Sam Byrne, Regina-Mae Dominguez, Spencer Pease, Haley Comfort, Erin May, Katrin Burkart, Xiaochen Dai, Louisa Degenhardt, Kevin Ikuta, Molly Kassel, Kate LeGrand, Stephen Lim, Anna Laura McKowen, Tomislav Mestrovic, Ali Mokdad, Vincent Mougin, Maja Pašović, Quinn Rafferty, Bobby Reiner, Amanda Smith, Reed Sorensen, Anh Vo, Theo Vos, Meixin Zhang
November 25, 2024

Interactive data visuals

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Interactive Data Visual

GBD Cancer Compare

Analyze updated data the world’s health levels and trends from 1990 to 2021 from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study with a focus on Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers (NMSCs) and cancers without NMSCs aggregates.

Last updated
May 16, 2024
Interactive Data Visual

Financing Global Health

Explore patterns of global health financing flows from 1990 to 2050.

Last updated
May 14, 2024
Interactive Data Visual

Pandemic Recovery Survey

Use this tool to understand the effects of the pandemic on health care and health seeking behavior, attitudes and practices around vaccinations, education, and household financial and food security.

Last updated
October 2, 2023

Data input sources

The Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) is home to the world's most comprehensive catalog of surveys, censuses, vital statistics, and other health-related data. Your research starts here.

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