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Global Burden of Disease

The Global Burden of Disease 2019: a critical resource for informed policymaking
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GBD is the most comprehensive effort to date to measure epidemiological levels and trends worldwide. It is the product of a global research collaborative and quantifies the impact of hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors around the world.

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About the GBD

Most recent study in 2019 covers 204 countries. Find links to data and publications.

All GBD Findings

Analyze updated data about the world’s health levels and trends from 1990 to 2019 through interactive visualizations.

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Download infographics targeted at preventing disease based on behavioral risk factors.

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Health policy and planning

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Health financing

Our health financing work examines health spending from governments, individuals, and other channels to inform policymakers about where resources for health are coming from and where they are going.

Last updated
April 29, 2024
Health topic

Health forecasting

We create forecasts and custom future scenarios to study the impact of new policies, technologies, or interventions on health outcomes.

Last updated
April 30, 2024
Research project

Program and policy evaluations

Understand how well policies and programs are working and why through IHME's independent evaluations work.

Last updated
November 28, 2023

Health by location

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Country profiles

Health research by location

Get an overview of population health and demographic information for every country of the world. We also provide profiles for select subnational locations.

Last updated
April 1, 2024
Project overview

Disease burden initiative in India

The India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative is a collaboration between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), IHME, and experts from across India.

Last updated
April 29, 2024
Topic overview

United States (US) health

About $4.3 trillion of the $10 trillion spent on health globally is in the US. Despite this huge investment, there are still wide disparities in health and health spending across the country.

Last updated
April 29, 2024

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