Discover stories from around the world about the people turning IHME evidence into health impact.
11 members of the IHME community are honored as Highly Cited Researchers of 2022.
2022
November 16, 2022
Acting on data
The WHO declared antimicrobial resistance (AMR) one of the top 10 threats to global health in 2019, and the urgency required to tackle this issue cannot be understated.
November 15, 2022
Acting on data
Today the world’s population reached a landmark number of 8 billion. According to IHME forecasts, that number will only continue to grow in the coming years.
October 24, 2022
Acting on data
IHME director and lead modeler Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray shares insights from our latest COVID-19 model run.
October 7, 2022
Acting on data
Currently, 4.62 million persons are living with an unrepaired or inadequately repaired cleft, making them susceptible to a number of potentially life-threatening conditions and increasing their risk of malnutrition.
May 31, 2022
Acting on data
When we look exclusively at high-income countries and territories with populations of 10 million or more, the US ranks first for its high levels of gun violence.
April 21, 2022
Acting on data
Dr. Ali H. Mokdad was named as one of the Ramadan Top 30 Illuminators of 2022 by Hayat Life magazine, which annually recognizes 30 influential cultural Muslims – one for each day of Ramadan – who are making remarkable contributions to society.
March 28, 2022
Acting on data
IHME is excited to announce the revamped Introduction to the Global Burden of Disease training, now available online!
March 14, 2022
Acting on data
Ethiopia has made substantial improvements in health over the last three decades across regions and chartered cities, in many ways a model for peer nations. However, progress was not uniform across Ethiopia’s highly diverse, multi-ethnic, and predominantly rural population.
March 9, 2022
Acting on data
This map uses survey data to show COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the US by county and ZIP code, as well as changes in hesitancy over time.
February 25, 2022
Acting on data
We honor Black History Month by sharing some of IHME's recent work addressing racial disparities in health and challenges faced by the Black community.
February 7, 2022
Acting on data
WHO/Europe and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) have signed a memorandum of understanding cementing their ongoing collaboration in the areas of health estimates, projections and global health data forecasting.
January 19, 2022
Acting on data
IHME's COVID-19 estimates have informed responses in two WHO regions: EURO and PAHO.
2021
December 11, 2021
Acting on data
Dr. Heidi J. Larson, clinical professor at the Institute for Health Metrics Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington and professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, was named to the BBC 100 Women List 2021, released on December 7.
November 18, 2021
Acting on data
As we enter World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, now is the time to take a closer look at the effect of rising antimicrobial drug use on the world.
November 16, 2021
Acting on data
The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe (WHO EURO) has issued a call to action to all health authorities in Europe and Central Asia indicating that the region is once again at the epicenter of the pandemic and urging them to do their utmost to address the COVID-19 surge in the region.
October 18, 2021
Acting on data
Check out the compelling visuals that play a key role in telling data stories.
October 8, 2021
Acting on data
In honor of World Mental Health Day, we examine the prevalence of mental disorders worldwide, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and urge countries not to neglect the responsibility of caring for their citizens' mental health.
September 30, 2021
Acting on data
A new study from IHME analyzed data on police violence in the United States from 1980 to 2021 and found over half of deaths from police violence were misclassified or unreported. The researchers also found disproportionately higher rates of death in Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous people.
September 15, 2021
Acting on data
As National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, there is an opportunity to recognize and scrutinize the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 has had on the Hispanic and Latino American demographic.
July 14, 2021
Acting on data
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in disruptions to routine health services around the world like childhood vaccinations.
June 24, 2021
Acting on data
We describe how we use survey data to estimate COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States.
May 30, 2021
Acting on data
Commemorating the annual World No Tobacco Day and highlighting the significant toll that tobacco takes on populations with the worlds most comprehensive data and research from the IHME Tobacco Metrics Team the Global Burden of Disease collaboative.
May 27, 2021
Acting on data
Maps of mask usage globally, and specifically in the United States, since April 20, 2020
March 26, 2021
Acting on data
One year after we published our first COVID-19 model, we take a look back at progress made, lessons learned, and how the world has changed.