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Research offers hope amid ongoing opioid crisis
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s most recent “Global Burden of Disease” study reveals that the United States boasts 15.4 deaths per 100,000 people annually – more than double our closest competitor, Canada, with 6.9.
UNICEF and partners protect children from air pollution in Vietnam
UNICEF collaborated with the Health Effects Institute, an independent nonprofit research organization, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) on the State of Global Air 2024 report.
India's call for action on noncommunicable diseases
Noncommunicable diseases cause the majority of deaths in India, but public health responses fall short.
Air pollution caused 8.1 million deaths in 2021: State of Global Air Report
The Health Effects Institute’s report [in collaboration with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation] reveals that air pollution was responsible for 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021.
Air pollution accounted for 8.1 million deaths globally in 2021, becoming the second leading risk factor for death, including for children under 5 years
Comprehensive new report details health impacts of air pollution, which has moved ahead of tobacco and poor diet as a risk factor for death.
What's behind the post-COVID surge in communicable diseases?
Canada, Japan, Singapore and Germany — places lauded for their successful efforts to contain COVID-19 — are now seeing unusual levels of excess mortality, said Christopher Murray, Washington-based director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
La carga de la enfermedad, las lesiones y los factores de riesgo en México de 1990-2021
Dr. Rafael Lozano presenta los nuevos resultados de la carga mundial de enfermedades en la Facultad de Medicina UNAM.
Climate patterns increase air pollution deaths by 14%
The ambitious study looked at air pollution on a global scale, across a 40 year period using NASA satellite data and incidences of premature death linked to air pollution from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in the US.
Advancing public health through data – A partnership spotlight on EPHI’s National Data Management and Analytics Center for Health (NDMC)
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) National Data Management and Analytics Center for Health (NDMC), in collaboration with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), has embarked on a transformative journey to revolutionize health data management and utilization for better health outcomes in Ethiopia and beyond.
Burden of disease in Norway
The Global Burden of Disease 2021 shows that cardiovascular disease and musculoskeletal disorders are the biggest causes of disease burden in Norway.
Forecasting burden of disease in Norway
While life expectancy is increasing in Norway, so will the burden of non-communicable diseases like Alzheimer's and low back pain.
Partnering with Aga Khan University to further public health in Pakistan
IHME Engagement Officer Brian Whaley sat down with Aga Khan University's Zainab Samad to discuss how the two institutes are partnering to further health research in Pakistan.
Stark differences exist in health, disability between males and females
Substantial differences existed in the way the 20 leading causes of disease affected females and males worldwide, a study [IHME-led GBD 2021 research] involving data from 1990 to 2021 found.
County-specific disease burden in Norway
Download of the main results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 for all counties in Norway.
Calls to end tax on healthy food
[The risk factors] are among the main determinants of the loss of years of healthy life among Portuguese people.
How long will we live in future?
According to new GBD 2021 data, life expectancy is expected to increase by almost five years around the world by 2050.
Majority of top health risks are within individual control, global study finds
In the absence of a major health innovation, these factors are predicted to remain relevant over the next several decades,” said Emmanuela Gakidou, co-founder of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.
Dr. Angela Apeagyei & Dr. Chris Murray, IHME: “Real risks on the horizon” for global health
J. Stephen Morrison discusses the findings of the 5th IHME annual report Financing Global Health 2023 with Dr. Angela Apeagyei and Dr. Chris Murray.
Global life expectancy to increase by nearly five years by 2050 – study
According to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, countries where life expectancy is currently lower are expected to see the largest increase.
Inside the Global Burden of Disease study
IHME Director Christopher Murray recounts the study's role in shaping global policy and how collaborators overcame COVID.
Global life expectancy to increase by nearly 5 years by 2050 despite geopolitical, metabolic, and environmental threats, reports new global study
The latest findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) forecast that global life expectancy will increase by 4.9 years in males and 4.2 years in females between 2022 and 2050.