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The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Lisa Force, Theo Vos, Christopher J.L. Murray, Jonathan Kocarnik, Miranda May, Kayleigh Bhangdia, Andrew Crist, Louise Penberthy, Natalie Pritchett, Alistair Acheson, Lee Deitesfeld, Angela Apeagyei (Micah), Aleksandr Aravkin, Catherine Bisignano, Michael Brauer, Katrin Burkart, Xiaochen Dai, Lalit Dandona, Rakhi Dandona, Frances Dean, Simon Hay, Stephen Lim, Tomislav Mestrovic, Awoke Misganaw Temesgen, Ali Mokdad, Sam Ostroff, Maja Pašović, Austin Schumacher, Amanda Smith, Sandra Spearman, Stein Emil Vollset, Chun-Wei Yuan
September 24, 2025
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Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2023

Christopher J.L. Murray, Gregory Roth, Benjamin Stark, Nikki DeCleene, Johnathan Hsu, Catherine Johnson, Laura Lara-Castor, Kate LeGrand, Sameer Ali, Jason Anderson, Aleksandr Aravkin, Michael Brauer, Aaron Cohen, Xiaochen Dai, Lalit Dandona, Rakhi Dandona, Laura Fleszar, Luisa Sorio Flor, Emmanuela Gakidou, Demewoz Haile Woldegebreal, Erin Hamilton, Simon Hay, Jiawei He, Nicholas Kassebaum, Stephen Lim, Tomislav Mestrovic, Ali Mokdad, Christian Razo, Austin Schumacher, Sandra Spearman, Lauryn Stafford, Jeff Stanaway
September 24, 2025

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Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study provides a comprehensive picture of mortality and disability across countries, time, age, and sex. It quantifies health loss from hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, so that health systems can be improved and disparities eliminated.

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September 15, 2025
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Health by location

Discover IHME's research on focus countries and health profiles for all countries.

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May 29, 2025
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We make datasets and our sources freely available so that policymakers have the evidence they need to make informed decisions about how to allocate resources to best improve population health.

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September 25, 2025