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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.
A stillbirth every 10 seconds
A new study estimates global stillbirths down to 20 weeks' gestation.
First-of-its-kind analysis of US national data reveals significant disparities in individual well-being as measured by lifespan, education, and income
In the first analysis of its kind, the Human Development Index (HDI) was adapted to examine trends and inequities at the individual rather than the group level from 2008 to 2021.
How ‘miracle’ weight-loss drugs will change the world
Such policy-based behavioral interventions usually have little effect on preventing weight gain or causing weight loss in the real world, at least in the short term. But the GLP-1 drugs could be different, says Theo Vos, an epidemiologist at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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.
Q&A: Risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension increases with age
Dr. Gregory Roth, Director of the Program for Cardiovascular Health Metric at IHME, shares the latest findings on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) from the Global Burden of Disease study.
India's cancer burden drives generational poverty
India should protect its people not just from cancer, but also from the financial strain of treatment.
New “Prevalence of glaucoma in the US in 2022” study finds higher prevalence of the eye disease than previously estimated
New research study estimates glaucoma and vision-affecting glaucoma prevalence by demographic factors, and by U.S. state and county.
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.
Roux Prize 2024 Recipient: Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC) CEO Dr. Madeleine Ballard
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.
Mental health of adolescents
Globally, it is estimated that one in seven (14%) of 10–19-year-olds experience mental health conditions [according to GBD data], yet these remain largely unrecognized and untreated.
One million people who never regularly smoked now vape in England – study
Another study from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD) Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators, also published in the same journal, looked at speeding up the decline in tobacco smoking globally.
The last mile of nutrition
Introducing a new way to measure the health impacts of community-based food programs and farmers markets.
The Lancet Public Health: Accelerating actions to eliminate tobacco smoking could help increase life expectancy and prevent millions of premature deaths by 2050, modelling study suggests
Stepping up actions to eliminate smoking could increase global life expectancy by around five years by 2050, according to a study from the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD) Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators published in The Lancet Public Health journal.
Superbugs could jeopardise food security for over two billion people and increase annual health care costs by US$ 159 billion annually by 2050, finds most extensive modelling to date
Data from more than 200 countries forecasts the full toll of drug-resistant pathogens on people, livestock and the economy and estimates a return on investment of 28 to 1 if the problem is addressed now.
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.
The Lancet Neurology: Air pollution, high temperatures, and metabolic risk factors driving global increases in stroke, with latest figures estimating 12 million cases and over 7 million deaths from stroke each year
Although stroke is highly preventable and treatable, there has been a rapid rise in the global stroke burden between 1990 and 2021, due to both population growth and the rise of aging populations worldwide, as well as a substantial increase in people’s exposure to environmental and behavioural risk factors.
Q&A: Strokes are becoming more common in people under age 70
Deaths from stroke have increased by 44% since 1990, and they are expected to continue rising. IHME's Dr. Valery Feigin shares the latest findings on stroke, and forecasts through 2050.
Antibiotic-resistance deaths to surge from 2025-2050, study says
Bacterial illnesses that are resistant to available antibiotic medicines will cause more than 39 million deaths worldwide over the next 25 years and indirectly contribute to an additional 169 million deaths, according to a forecast published [from IHME and other partners] on Monday.