COPD caused 3.2 million deaths worldwide in 2015

Photo by © UNHCR/Sara Hoibak. Lebanon, 2015

Mental illness, suicide, violence creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East

Photo by © ICRC / S. Dabbakeh. Libya, 2012

We can’t cure the opioid epidemic if it’s not treated as a health crisis

Map of death rates for opioid use (age-standardized), 2014. Christopher Murray, The Hill

New study finds more than 2 billion people overweight or obese

Photo by Nafise Motlaq/World Bank. Malaysia, 2013.

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GBD 20th event

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Global Burden of Disease study, September 25-27, 2017 in Seattle

Acting on Data

Neglected disease burden compounded by the impact of conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

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Research Article

August 16, 2017

Global, regional, and national deaths, prevalence, disability-adjusted life years, and years lived with disability for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are common diseases with a heterogeneous distribution worldwide. Here, we present methods and disease and risk estimates for COPD and asthma from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2015 study.

Research Article

August 4, 2017

Neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality and morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

Although substantial reductions in under-5 mortality have been observed during the past 35 years, progress in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) has been uneven. This paper provides an overview of child mortality and morbidity in the EMR based on the Global Burden of Disease study.

Research Article

August 4, 2017

Burden of vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

To report the estimated trend in prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) due to vision loss in the Eastern Mediterranean region from 1990 to 2015.

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September 25, 2017

GBD 20th Anniversary Training

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September 25, 2017

GBD 20th Anniversary Event

Seattle, WA

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent global health research center at the University of Washington.