Burden of Proof

Updated May 16, 2024

The Burden of Proof tool shows the strength of evidence between health risks and outcomes, indicating the likelihood of certain behaviors to have an impact on health. The tool uses a novel star-rating system to rank each pair from one to five, based on both the magnitude of risk shown by studies to date, as well as the consistency of findings between those studies.

Open data visualization

Citation

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Burden of Proof. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2024. Available from https://vizhub.healthdata.org/burden-of-proof/. (Accessed [INSERT DATE])

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Want help using this data visual?

  • Download the data as a .csv in the top right corner of the tool
  • Watch our video tutorial (available in multiple languages)

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Scientific Publication

Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021