11 million years of healthy life lost due to childhood cancer

Photo by Christiaan Tierbert, Netherlands, 2013.

Only three African nations expected to meet global breastfeeding goals

Photo by Benedicte Kurzen, Nigeria, 2012.

G20 leaders: Universal health coverage should top your agenda

Photo by Number 10, Toronto, 2010.

Chronic conditions are top 5 causes of early death in China

Photo by V.T. Polywoda; Anyang, China 2014.

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Exclusive Breastfeeding Visualization

Explore local patterns of exclusive breastfeeding among infants ages 0–6 months across Africa from 2000 to 2017 with this interactive visualization tool.

Acting on Data

Why do GBD researchers bother to use new and potentially unfamiliar metrics instead of tried-and-true, older ways of discussing disease, like prevalence and incidence? We discuss what we measure and why.

Global Burden of Disease

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

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.

Research Article

July 29, 2019

The global burden of childhood and adolescent cancer in 2017: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017 methodology, childhood (ages 0–19 years) cancer mortality was estimated. The GBD 2017 results call attention to the substantial burden of childhood cancer globally, which disproportionately affects populations in resource-limited settings.

Research Article

July 22, 2019

Mapping exclusive breastfeeding in Africa between 2000 and 2017

Our estimates provide the ability to visualize subnational exclusive breastfeeding variability and identify populations in need of additional breastfeeding support.

Policy Report

July 2, 2019

Prospective Country Evaluation 2019 Annual Country Report: Guatemala

This report describes PCE findings from early grant implementation in Guatemala and makes recommendations for global and local stakeholders.

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