Infographics

Every day, 688 people die from firearm injuries around the world. Globally, homicide is the most common type of firearm death, but in some regions suicide is more common. Most firearm deaths occur as homicides of young men.

Local Burden of Disease and Global Burden of Disease use many of the same types of data sources, such as censuses, household surveys, disease notifications, and vital and sample registration systems.

This Visualizing Health Metrics infographic, based on estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016, sheds light on global trends in mortality attributable to high systolic blood pressure (SBP) from 1990 through 2016.

Summary of findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study on opioid deaths in the US at the state-level.

Summary of findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study on mental health in the US at the state-level.

Summary of findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study on cardiovascular disease in the US at the state-level.

This is a summary of the findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) for all 50 of the United States and Washington, D.C., from 1990 through 2016. It is the most comprehensive and comparable study on US health to date, tracking 400+ diseases, injuries, and risk factors.

Dr. Samba Sow, a Malian physician and Professor at the University of Maryland, will receive $100,000 for using health data to save children’s lives through a comprehensive vaccination program.

Dr. Sow generated and used metrics on the disease burden related to Hib – Haemophilus influenzae type b disease – and used the metrics to secure political and financial support to vaccinate thousands of children against the disease. He spearheaded a nationwide delivery campaign for the vaccine, and, as a result, the country has seen an 80% decline in new Hib cases.

To combat rising health spending, it is critical to understand what conditions are driving the spending. The first-ever study of how much America spends on different conditions, ages, sexes, and types of care can be used to address rising health spending.

Produced in conjunction with World Diabetes Day 2016, and a forum in Nairobi, Kenya, this infographic highlights the burden of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in Africa. Diabetes rates have been rising across Africa, with higher rates seen in women than men in many countries.

Dr. John Q. Wong, a Filipino epidemiologist and professor, has been awarded IHME's annual Roux Prize for using health data to identify the most taxing health problems in the Philippines, helping his country expand health coverage and reduce the costs involved.