AIDS deaths are falling in most countries worldwide, but the rate of new infections increased in several countries over the past decade, threatening to undermine efforts to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, a new scientific paper shows.
May 17, 2016
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This Visualizing Health Metrics infographic, based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 and published in JAMA, provides information on mortality for children and adolescents from four age groups, including both sexes, from 1990 to 2013. The top causes of death in developed versus developing countries, as well as mortality rates by World Health Organization (WHO) region, are illustrated.
May 9, 2016
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The health of young people aged 10-24 years has emerged as a neglected, yet pressing, issue in global health and development.
April 28, 2016
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New research shows that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution.
March 1, 2016
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This Visualizing Health Metrics infographic, based on the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, provides information on changes in mortality rates for children younger than 5 years, for both sexes, from 1990 to 2013.
November 10, 2015
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This Visualizing Health Metrics infographic, based on the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, provides information about cardiovascular disease mortality and prevalence, and the effect of population change on cardiovascular mortality from 1990 through 2013.
October 20, 2015
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This Visualizing Health Metrics infographic, based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013, provides information about HIV incidence, mortality, and prevalence between 1990 and 2013.
September 18, 2015
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Healthy diets can save lives, while unhealthy diets can cause diseases like diabetes and cancer. The ideal diet is high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts and seeds – and low in salt, trans fats, processed meats, and sugar-sweetened beverages.
May 12, 2014
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Child deaths cut nearly in half since 1990, maternal deaths by almost a quarter. Pace accelerated after Millennium Development Goals were set, yet few countries on track to meet ambitious targets.
January 21, 2014
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Globally, smoking prevalence — the percentage of the population that smokes every day — has decreased, but the number of cigarette smokers worldwide has increased due to population growth.
January 19, 2014
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Countries in the Arab world – from Saudi Arabia to Mauritania to Yemen – have made some significant health gains over the past two decades, including increases in life expectancy and swift reductions in child mortality.
December 14, 2012
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What ails you isn't necessarily what kills you. While the world has done a tremendous job battling fatal illnesses - especially from infectious diseases - we are now living with more health problems that cause a lot of pain, impair our mobility, and prevent us from seeing, hearing, and thinking clearly.
December 14, 2012
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Globally, no matter how old a person is, life expectancy is increasing. Life expectancy at birth increased 10.7 years for males and 12.6 years for females from 1970 to 2010. That's because mortality is decreasing in every age bracket, although it is decreasing more slowly among young adults.
December 14, 2012
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From left to right, you can see the top 25 causes ranked by total DALYs worldwide. The Size of the bars up or down reflects the percent changes from 1990 to 2010.
April 19, 2012
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IHME's county-by-county estimates of life expectancy released in April 2012 show that women’s lifespans are improving at a much slower pace than men's nationwide.
September 14, 2011
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Globally, the chance that a woman would develop breast cancer during her lifetime was 5.5% in 2010, as shown in IHME’s policy report The Challenge Ahead: Progress and Setbacks in Breast and Cervical Cancer.
June 7, 2010
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Updated data from IHME's policy report Building Momentum: Global Progress Toward Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality show that across all regions of the world, child mortality rates are declining.