HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria deaths plummet globally

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Exploring the burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases

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HIV and tuberculosis decline sharply in US

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US health

IHME's US county performance research compiles available national and local health data from throughout the United States.

MDG visualization

View trends in maternal and child mortality, HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, targeted in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), with our interactive data visualization.

GBD

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is the most comprehensive effort to date to measure epidemiological levels and trends worldwide.

Research Article

July 23, 2014

The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010: Interpretation and Implications for the Neglected Tropical Diseases

The publication of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010) and the accompanying collection of Lancet articles in December 2012 provided the most comprehensive attempt to quantify the burden of almost 300 diseases, injuries, and risk factors, including neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The disability-adjusted life year (DALY), the metric used in the GBD 2010, is a tool which may be used to assess and compare the relative impact of a number of diseases locally and globally.

Research Article

July 21, 2014

Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

The Millennium Declaration in 2000 brought special global attention to HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria through the formulation of Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 6. The Global Burden of Disease 2013 study provides a consistent and comprehensive approach to disease estimation for between 1990 and 2013, and an opportunity to assess whether accelerated progress has occurred since the Millennium Declaration.

Research Article

May 28, 2014

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

In 2010, overweight and obesity were estimated to cause 3.4 million deaths, 3.9% of years of life lost, and 3.8% of disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) worldwide. We estimate the global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013.