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.
News
August 31, 2016
News Release
People are more likely to adopt heart healthy behaviors when guided and encouraged via the Internet, their cell phones or other devices, according to 23 years of research reviewed in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
September 10, 2015
News Release
A wide range of avoidable risk factors to health – ranging from air pollution to poor diets to unsafe water – account for a growing number of deaths and a significant amount of disease burden, according to a new analysis of 79 risks in 188 countries.
Events
May 20, 2015
Seminar
This presentation considers the contribution that international law can make to global health governance with a historical analysis of the 2003 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the first convention adopted under the auspices of the World Health Organization.
October 1, 2014
Seminar
Synopsis
February 6, 2013
IHME director Christopher Murray presents at Human Development Learning Week 2013
