Now accepting nominations for the Roux Prize

Nominations open through January 31, 2019

Nine IHME faculty named to list of world’s most highly cited researchers

Image from Clarivate Analytics report "Highly Cited Researchers 2018" report

New study reveals ‘startling’ risk of stroke

Photo by Stew and Vee Carrington, Seattle, 2012.

WHO and IHME host forum on Global Burden of Disease findings

Photo by Christopher Black/WHO. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, emphasizes a point about WHO and IHME collaboration during the opening session of the forum at WHO’s offices in Geneva

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Now accepting 2019 Roux Prize nominations for anyone who has applied health evidence in innovative ways to improve population health.

GBD Compare data viz

Analyze updated data about the world’s health levels and trends from 1990 to 2017 in this interactive tool using estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study.

The Post-Bachelor Fellowship

The PBF program is a structured health research program where individuals can apply their knowledge and passion to help advance the field of health metrics and accelerate global health progress. Apply now!

Altmetric Top 100

Two IHME papers are featured in the “Altmetric 100” for 2018, the annual listing by the UK-based data science firm of research that most captured the public’s interest.

Research Article

January 21, 2019

Global, regional, and national burden of multiple sclerosis 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Multiple sclerosis is the most common inflammatory neurological disease in young adults. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) provides a systematic method of quantifying various effects of a given condition by demographic variables and geography. In this systematic analysis, we quantified the global burden of multiple sclerosis and its relationship with country development level.

Research Article

January 18, 2019

Association of Adverse Effects of Medical Treatment With Mortality in the United States: A Secondary Analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study

This study’s findings suggest a modest reduction in the mortality rate associated with adverse effects of medical treatment (AEMT) in the United States from 1990 to 2016 while also observing increased mortality associated with advancing age and noted geographic variability. The annual GBD releases may allow for tracking of the burden of AEMT in the United States.

Research Article

January 13, 2019

Trends and drivers of government health spending in sub-Saharan Africa, 1995–2015

Government health spending is a primary source of funding in the health sector across the world. However, in sub-Saharan Africa, only about a third of all health spending is sourced from the government. The objectives of this study are to describe the growth in government health spending, examine its determinants and explain the variation in government health spending across sub-Saharan African countries.

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