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An estimated 61.8 million individuals (one in every 127 people) were on the autism spectrum globally in 2021.

Diarrhoeal diseases claim more than 1 million lives annually and are a leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years.

We aimed to evaluate levels, trends, and observed-to-expected progress in prevalence and attributable burden from 2012 to 2021, with prevalence projections to 2050, in 204 countries and territories.

The capacity to anticipate future health issues is important for both policy makers and practitioners in the USA, as such insights can facilitate effective planning, investment, and implementation strategies.

This study aims to examine the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the USA and highlight the disparities in health outcomes across different states.

We modified and applied the Bridging the Gap (BtG)-scale to measure the restrictiveness of a set of alcohol control policies for each Nordic country and each year between 1990 and 2019.

As set out in Sustainable Development Goal 3.3, the target date for ending the HIV epidemic as a public health threat is 2030.

In this analysis, we assess the current burden of HIV in 204 countries and territories and forecast HIV incidence, prevalence, and mortality up to 2050.

A new study by IHME shows how life expectancy differs radically across the US by location, economic situation, and race and ethnicity. Over time, these differences have widened, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Eliminating these disparities will require investing in equitable health care, education, and employment, and confronting factors that fuel inequalities, such as systemic racism.

Urolithiasis is a common urological problem that is associated with high morbidity.

In this study, we aimed to update and expand the original Eight Americas study, examining trends in life expectancy from 2000 to 2021 for ten Americas (analogues to the original eight, plus two additional groups comprising the US Latino population), by year, sex, and age group.

Access to effective treatment for major depressive disorder remains limited and difficult to track across place and time.

Over the past several decades, the overweight and obesity epidemic in the USA has resulted in a significant health and economic burden.

In 2021, an estimated 750,000 people died from malaria. Despite this significant burden, globally, malaria incidence and mortality rates have substantially dropped over the last 30 years.

From 1990 to 2019, most former Jim-Crow states had higher tuberculosis mortality rates than states that did not enact Jim-Crow laws.

Female homicide rates in Brazil remained high during the studied period, with differences in trends between regions.

A new analysis reveals stark disparities within the United States and highlights the urgency of tackling deeply rooted structural inequalities through social programs.

Years of education, household consumption, and expected lifespan—and thus the Human Development Index—varied considerably among adults in the USA during the 2008–21 period.

Analyze estimates of the world’s need for rehabilitation services from 1990 to 2021.