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2017

September 5, 2017
Life expectancy varies by up to 18 years in King County
News Release

Depending on where you live, your life may be cut short by nearly two decades compared to others in your community, according to new census tract-level health analysis of Seattle and King County.

August 23, 2017
Death rates from rheumatic heart disease falling since 1990
News Release

The risk of dying from rheumatic heart disease, a condition of damaged heart valves caused by bacterial infection that leads to rheumatic fever, has dropped around the world over the last 25 years, according to a new scientific study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine.

August 16, 2017
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 3.2 million deaths worldwide in 2015
News Release

Latest global estimates illustrate the vast impact of the two most common chronic respiratory diseases, with 3.2 million deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 0.4 million deaths caused by asthma in 2015, according to a new Global Burden of Disease study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.

August 4, 2017
Mental illness, suicide, and ‘intractable violence’ creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East
News Release

Suicide, homicide, and sexual assault are increasing much faster in the Eastern Mediterranean Region than any other region in the world, according to a new scientific study.

June 12, 2017
New study finds more than 2 billion people overweight or obese
News Release

Globally, more than 2 billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese, and an increasing percentage of people die from these health conditions, according to a new study.

June 1, 2017
Despite substantial global reduction in diarrhea deaths, half a million children still die from diseases each year
News Release

The number of child deaths caused by diarrhea reduced by a third between 2005-2015, but mortality rates remain highest in some of the world’s poorest countries, with diarrhea killing almost half a million children under 5 years old each year worldwide, according to a new Global Burden of Disease study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

May 18, 2017
First-ever global study finds massive health care inequity
News Release

A first-ever global study finds massive inequity of access to and quality of health care among and within countries, and concludes people are dying from causes with well-known treatments.

May 17, 2017
Cardiovascular disease causes one-third of deaths worldwide
News Release

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart diseases and stroke, continue to account for one-third of deaths throughout the world, according to a new scientific study.

May 16, 2017
Substantial differences between US counties for death rates from ischemic heart disease, stroke
News Release

Although the absolute difference in US county-level cardiovascular disease mortality rates have declined substantially over the past 35 years for both ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease, large differences remain, according to a study published by JAMA.

May 15, 2017
Updated software helps fill knowledge gaps about how people die
Announcement

Nearly two in three deaths worldwide are still undocumented, meaning no death certificate is produced to account for the death or what caused it. To fill this massive knowledge gap, newly updated software that can identify the underlying cause of death from a survey of people familiar with the final illness of the deceased was launched today (April 7, 2017).

May 8, 2017
Growing gap between longest and shortest lifespans in the US emphasizes the need for policy action
News Release

 Babies born today in 13 US counties have shorter expected lifespans than their parents did when they were born decades ago, according to a new study. For example, life expectancy at birth in Owsley County, Kentucky, was 72.4 in 1980, dropping to 70.2 in 2014.

April 19, 2017
Widely disparate spending on health forecast through 2040
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Spending on health care by nations is expected to increase significantly over the next two decades, but the rates of increase and sources of spending will differ widely, according to a new analysis.

April 5, 2017
Nearly 1 billion people still smoke daily
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Despite strong declines in the rate of tobacco smoking over the past 25 years, one out of every four men still smoke daily, as do one out of every 20 women. In a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) published today (April 5, 2017) in The Lancet, authors discovered that the prevalence of daily smoking declined on a global scale – decreasing by 28% for men and 34% for women between 1990 and 2015.

April 3, 2017
Global decline in deaths among children, adolescents but progress uneven
News Release

Deaths among children and adolescents decreased worldwide from nearly 14.2 million deaths in 1990 to just over 7.2 million deaths in 2015 but this global progress has been uneven, according to a new article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

February 7, 2017
The Eastern Mediterranean Region shows higher rates of mental health disorders than the rest of the world; women suffer disproportionately
News Release

A new study shows that the Eastern Mediterranean Region is witnessing an increase in chronic disorders, including mental illness.

January 25, 2017
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation boosts vital work of the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
News Release

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) announced today the foundation’s commitment to invest $279 million in IHME to expand its work over the next decade.

January 24, 2017
New study finds where you live may determine likelihood of dying from cancer
News Release

The rate at which Americans die from cancers varies dramatically by where they live, according to a new scientific analysis.

January 10, 2017
Elevated blood pressure is the top risk for health loss worldwide
Announcement

The number of people in the world with high blood pressure has doubled in the past two decades, putting billions at an increased risk for heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease, according to a new analysis of findings from the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study.

2016

December 27, 2016
Diabetes, heart disease, and back pain dominate US health care spending
News Release

Just 20 conditions make up more than half of all spending on health care in the United States, according to a new comprehensive financial analysis that examines spending by diseases and injuries.

December 13, 2016
American death rate from drugs, alcohol, and mental disorders nearly triples since 1980
News Release

More than 2,000 US counties witnessed increases of 200% or more in deaths related to substance abuse and mental disorders since 1980, including clusters of counties in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio with alarming surges over 1,000%, according to a new scientific study.

December 1, 2016
Cancer’s deadly toll grows in less developed countries as new cases increase globally
News Release

While cancer is the world’s second-leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases, the chances of getting cancer and dying from it look radically different depending on where you live, according to a new analysis of 32 cancer groups in 195 countries or territories.

November 16, 2016
New report highlights the substantial prevalence of diabetes in Africa – women most at risk
News Release

A new report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington highlights the substantial prevalence of diabetes in Africa. The report was launched at a Pan African World Diabetes Day Forum hosted by Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company and global leader in diabetes care, together with the Ministry of Health and the Royal Danish Embassy.

October 27, 2016
Seattle research center hosts comprehensive training program for global health scholars
News Release

Two unique opportunities for social scientists seeking a short-term research stay or postdoctoral program were announced today by a research group focused on expanding research and evidence relating to aging and longevity.

October 25, 2016
University of Washington Population Health Initiative receives transformative gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
News Release

The University of Washington’s Population Health Initiative, which aims to bring together the research and resources of the UW and partners around the Puget Sound and beyond to improve the health and well-being of people around the world, has received a significant vote of support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the university announced Tuesday.

October 10, 2016
New scientific analysis creates most detailed map ever on malaria burden and progress in Africa
News Release

The most detailed map ever created showing the scourge of deaths from malaria was released as a part of a new scientific analysis of the mosquito-borne disease. The paper finds a continent-wide decline in malaria death rates over the past 25 years, a steep 57% drop that followed a period of stagnation in West Africa and an escalation in Central Africa.

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