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Italy: Life expectancy is increasing, but the disease burden is rising and regional inequalities remain deep

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The Lancet: More than half of adults and a third of children and adolescents predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050

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About 740,000 global deaths from suicide occur annually—that’s one death every 43 seconds

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Where Americans spend the most on health care

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One in three people worldwide are breathing in household air pollution, researchers warn

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Most adults, a third of children will be overweight or obese by 2050: Study

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Obesity rates soaring globally in ‘monumental social failure’, study says

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GBD 2023 Assessment Workshop for Italy

Last updated March 31, 2025

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Where household air pollution causes the most harm

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Autism and Identity: Navigating Disability Versus Difference

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Focus on environments and systems to tackle childhood overweight and obesity

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Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

GBD is the single largest and most detailed scientific effort ever conducted to quantify levels and trends in health. It provides a comprehensive picture of mortality and disability across countries, time, age, and sex, incorporating over 350 diseases and injuries in 204 countries.