IHME in the news

Bacterial illnesses that are resistant to available antibiotic medicines will cause more than 39 million deaths worldwide over the next 25 years and indirectly contribute to an additional 169 million deaths, according to a forecast published [from IHME and other partners] on Monday.

The new study reveals that when it comes to the prevalence of AMR and its effects, “we expect it to get worse,” said lead author Dr. Chris Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.

“The poorest farmers are the hardest hit, having to cope with more droughts, pests, and diseases, which in turn exacerbate food shortages and push up food prices. We’ve been working with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation to better understand the climate-induced hunger crisis.” [Bill Gates on Nigeria’s food insecurity.]

These estimates come from the latest Global Burden of Disease study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).

The regional mortality estimates are based on an analysis of 2021 Global Burden of Disease data, the latest available from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

From 2004 to 2021 (the most recent year for which IHME data are available), more Europeans were killed by firearms than were American kids.

In May, it was reported that global life expectancy is forecast to increase by 4.9 years in males and 4.2 years in females between 2022 and 2050, according to the latest findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2021.

Published once every two years, the [2022 Environmental Performance Index] report used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study, published by the Seattle-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which compiled data from 204 countries on household water sources and sanitation facilities from 1990 to 2021.

According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, in 2021 alone, approximately 442,000 deaths were attributable to exposure to high temperatures, with 45,000 deaths among children and 31,000 of those occurring among children under age 5.

This might explain why fertility rates have been declining in most developed countries [links to IHME’s recent publication on global fertility rates]— not just in the United States — despite differences in their economic systems and social welfare policies.

UNICEF collaborated with the Health Effects Institute, an independent nonprofit research organization, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) on the State of Global Air 2024 report.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s most recent “Global Burden of Disease” study reveals that the United States boasts 15.4 deaths per 100,000 people annually – more than double our closest competitor, Canada, with 6.9.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s (IHME) 2021–2022 data shows that average annual health expenditure (in USD) per person in the Pacific region, excluding Australia and New Zealand, was $583.

Researchers have published the State of Global Air (SoGA) 2024 report, which presents data on exposures to and health impacts of common air pollutants, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ozone (O3), and, for the first time, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), from 1990-2021.

Antimicrobial resistance was responsible for nearly 5 million deaths globally in 2019, according to the US-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.