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July 13, 2022
Drinking alcohol has significant health risks for young people, small amounts may be beneficial for some older adults
Infographic
New analysis suggests that recommendations for how much one can  drink should be based on age and local disease rates. 
preventing new smokers
May 27, 2021
Preventing new smokers is key to controlling the tobacco epidemic
Infographic
14-25 years is a critical window for intervention.
young smokers infographic
May 27, 2021
The proportion of young people who smoke is falling across the globe, but remains high in Europe, Southeast Asia and elsewhere
Infographic
Global prevalence of young smokers has decreased, but in some regions the absolute number is increasing.
May 27, 2021
Prevalence of smoking has fallen, but the number of people who smoke has risen since 1990
Infographic
Since 1990, the prevalence of smoking has decreased steadily around the globe. However, as populations have grown, the total number of smokers around the world has increased.
October 15, 2020
Top risk factors create a quiet pandemic
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Key global risk factors contribute to millions of deaths every year.
October 15, 2020
Public health is failing to stem increases in risk factors
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Risk factors account for almost half of the healthy years of life lost around the world.
October 15, 2020
Health systems must adapt to rapid shift in disease burden
Infographic
Since 1990, health loss has shifted towards a growing burden from NCDs and away from commuicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional (CMNN) diseases.
October 15, 2020
Health depends on more than health systems
Infographic
The Socio-demographic Index (SDI) combines information on the economy, education, and fertility rate of countries around the world, as a representation of social and economic development. Health outcomes are closely tied to this measure.
December 18, 2019
Trends in injuries from fire, heat, and hot substances, 1990-2017
Infographic
Burns and other injuries caused by exposure to fire, heat, and hot substances can cause severe disability and death, even when health care services are available. Among the world’s regions, substantial variation exists in both the number of cases of these injuries and the rates of death resulting from them.
October 22, 2019
Global Trends in Type 2 Diabetes, 2007-2017
Infographic
This Visualizing Health Metrics infographic, based on estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study, features global patterns in prevalence of and deaths attributable to type 2 diabetes from 2007 through 2017.
June 25, 2019
Declines in HIV/AIDS funding put poorest countries at risk
Infographic
The extraordinary resources invested to fight HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries ($221 billion from 2000 to 2016) have helped change the course of history. This infographic highlights findings from the first long-term and comprehensive analysis of funding for HIV/AIDS.
January 7, 2019
What is the Global Burden of Disease (GBD)?
Infographic
Everyone, all over the world, deserves to live a long life in full health. The Global Burden of Disease study measures what prevents us from achieving that goal.
December 19, 2018
Lifetime Stroke Risk, 2016
Infographic
“Lifetime stroke risk” is the probability of a person developing a stroke at some point during their remaining lifespan, after accounting for other risks of death.
November 8, 2018
GBD 2017 Study Highlights: Disability-Adjusted Life Years and Healthy Life Expectancy
Infographic
“Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990– 2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” is based on more data than ever before. Nineteen new causes were added for a total of 359 causes. The study also includes a more detailed analysis of healthy life expectancy.
November 8, 2018
GBD 2017 Study Highlights: Years Lived with Disability
Infographic
“Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” is based on more data than ever before and includes 68,781 data sources used for the analysis of nonfatal causes of disease and injury. GBD 2017 added 19 new causes to its nonfatal analysis, for a total of 354 causes. The study includes a more detailed analysis of disability than previous versions of GBD.
November 8, 2018
GBD 2017 Study Highlights: Life Expectancy and Mortality
Infographic
“Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” is based on more data than ever before and includes 622 new data sources, for a total of 8,259 data sources. The 2017 study produced and used a new set of population estimates, which has led to substantial changes in mortality estimates in many countries. The analysis has been extended in time by two decades to start in 1950, and the statistical methods have been improved.
November 8, 2018
GBD 2017 Study Highlights: Causes of Death
Infographic
“Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017” estimated mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries from 1980 to 2017, adding 18 causes to its estimates compared to GBD 2016. In 2017, the GBD study added numerous data sources, including 127 country-years of vital registration data and 502 country-years of cancer registry data.
November 8, 2018
GBD 2017 Study Highlights: Population and Fertility
Infographic
This update to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors study (GBD) includes an important new feature: for the first time, population and fertility estimates were produced by the GBD collaborators. Those estimates confirm and extend our understanding of key population trends, including those related to health.
November 8, 2018
GBD 2017 Study Highlights: Risk Factors
Infographic
As of 2017, the leading global risk factors causing early death and disability for all ages combined were high blood pressure and smoking. The disease burden caused by these two risk factors, compared to the burden expected based on the level of socioeconomic development, varied considerably by region.
November 8, 2018
GBD 2017 Study Highlights: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Infographic
Based on past trends, most countries’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index scores are projected to rise between 2017 and 2030. By 2030, the under-5 mortality, neonatal mortality, maternal mortality ratio, and malaria indicators had the most countries likely to attain their targets.

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