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2022

doctor uses stethoscope on a man's chest
August 1, 2022
IHME study shows dramatic variation in health care spending across US states
News Release

The new analysis also sheds light on impact of Medicaid expansion on health care spending.

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July 21, 2022
The Lancet: 160 million women worldwide have unmet contraception needs; new study reveals large differences in types of contraceptives used across regions and age groups
News Release

Estimates suggest that more than 160 million women and adolescents who wanted to avoid pregnancy were not using contraceptives in 2019, despite significant progress in the use of modern contraceptives globally over the previous 50 years.

Roux prize-winner, Mukti Bosco
July 15, 2022
Mukteshwari “Mukti” Bosco Receives 2022 Roux Prize
News Release

Mrs. Bosco is recognized for her innovative and impactful use of Global Burden of Disease data to empower women and improve access to rural health care in India.

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July 14, 2022
The Lancet: Alcohol consumption carries significant health risks and no benefits for young people; some older adults may benefit from drinking a small amount of alcohol
News Release

The new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease estimates that 1.34 billion people consumed harmful amounts of alcohol in 2020.

three young people ride on a motorcycle
June 29, 2022
The Lancet: Improving road safety measures could save half a million lives every year worldwide
News Release

New global and country-level estimates suggest that routinely wearing helmets and seat-belts, obeying speed limits and avoiding drunk-driving could save between 347,000 and 540,000 lives worldwide every year.

Norwegian flag raised over seaside village
June 29, 2022
New Global Burden of Disease estimates show health inequalities in Norway have decreased over the past 30 years, but more work is needed to close the gap
News Release

From 1990 to 2019, Norway reduced inequality in disease burden; however, an examination at a more granular level shows inequalities still exist.

June 16, 2022
The Lancet: Disparities in life expectancy persist among racial and ethnic groups across the US
News Release

New study offers the first comprehensive, county-level life expectancy estimates in the US and highlights important differences among racial and ethnic groups.

May 23, 2022
Worldwide shortage of health workers threatens effective health coverage
News Release

More than 43 million additional health workers are needed to meet targets for universal health coverage around the world, according to a new peer-reviewed study.

woman wearing headscarf navigates through a crowded market
April 6, 2022
The Lancet: Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 finds non-communicable diseases a new challenge to Iran’s health care
News Release

Despite severe international sanctions, the Iranian health care system has made significant achievements in controlling the burden of infectious diseases, but it faces health challenges and threats from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to a systematic analysis published in The Lancet.

Estimating Excess Mortality due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 10, 2022
The Lancet: Global death toll of COVID-19 pandemic may be more than three times higher than official records, estimates of excess deaths indicate
News Release

More than three times as many people may have died worldwide as a result of the pandemic than official COVID-19 death records suggest, according to new research.

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March 10, 2022
Putting health at the centre of post-COVID recovery: WHO’s European Region faces stark choices that will shape its future
News Release

Published every three years, the 2021 European Health Report, produced by the WHO EURO, provides insight into progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals. 

March 2, 2022
The Lancet: Social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic threaten to reverse progress towards gender equality, new study reveals
News Release

As COVID-19 has caused major disruptions in all aspects of life, women have experienced negative social and economic impacts to a greater extent than men, according to new research.

factories billowing smoke into the air
March 2, 2022
Health Effects Institute: Two new reports offer insights into global air quality and air pollution impacts on life expectancy
News Release

With the recent lowering of Air Quality Guidelines, many countries face challenges in achieving cleaner air. 

Lonely young woman depressed and stressed sitting in the dark bedroom
February 15, 2022
PLOS Medicine: Study highlights worldwide disparities in treatment rates for major depressive disorder
News Release

Meta-analysis suggests need for scaling up treatment for this severe depression in some low and lower-middle income countries.

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February 1, 2022
Lack of trust has helped fuel the COVID-19 pandemic, new study shows
News Release

Low levels of government and social trust, as well as higher levels of government corruption, are strongly correlated to higher COVID-19 infection rates around the world, according to a new peer-reviewed study published today in The Lancet.

illustration of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria
January 20, 2022
The Lancet: An estimated 1.2 million people died in 2019 from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, more deaths than HIV/AIDS or malaria
News Release

More than 1.2 million people – and potentially millions more – died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, according to the most comprehensive estimate to date of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 

latest AMR estimates
January 20, 2022
The latest estimates of global anti-microbial resistance show urgent policy action is needed to save lives
News Release

New estimates reveal that at least 1.27 million deaths per year are directly attributable to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), requiring urgent action from policymakers and health communities to avoid further preventable deaths.

elderly man in Gujarat, India
January 6, 2022
The Lancet Public Health: Global dementia cases set to triple by 2050 unless countries address risk factors
News Release

The number of adults (aged 40 years and older) living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050, due primarily to population growth and population ageing.

2021

illustration of Kras-driven lung cancer
December 30, 2021
Cancer deaths rose to 10 million worldwide in 2019
News Release

A new study published by IHME highlighted global disparities in cancer burden as new cases rise to 23 million.

Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health, The Lancet, 8 October 2021
October 8, 2021
The Lancet: COVID-19 pandemic led to stark rise in depressive and anxiety disorders globally in 2020, with women and younger people most affected.
News Release

Cases of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders increased by more than a quarter worldwide in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the first global estimates of impacts of the pandemic on mental health, published in The Lancet.

fatal police violence by race and state in the USA
September 30, 2021
The Lancet: More than half of police killings in USA are unreported and Black Americans are most likely to experience fatal police violence
News Release

More than 55% of deaths from police violence in the USA from 1980-2018 were misclassified or unreported in official vital statistics reports according to a new study in The Lancet.

September 22, 2021
Spending for COVID-19 drove largest recorded increase in development assistance for health, but more is needed
News Release

A new study tracking global health spending finds that $13.7 billion in development assistance for health (DAH) went toward COVID-19 in 2020, contributing to a 35.7% increase in DAH spending compared to 2019.

Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta
September 8, 2021
Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta awarded 2021 Roux Prize
News Release

Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta, of Aga Khan University (AKU) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), has been awarded the 2021 Roux Prize, a US$100,000 award for turning evidence into health impact.

thermometer
August 19, 2021
The Lancet: Extreme heat is a clear and growing health issue, with evidence-based adaptation plans urgently needed to prevent unnecessary deaths
News Release

Extreme heat is an increasingly common occurrence worldwide, with heat-related deaths and illnesses also expected to rise. The authors of a new two-paper Series on Heat and Health, published in The Lancet, recommend immediate and urgent globally coordinated efforts to mitigate climate change and increase resilience to extreme heat to limit additional warming, avoid permanent and substantial extreme heat worldwide, and save lives by protecting the most vulnerable people. 

US flag with stethoscope and dollar bills
August 17, 2021
New study shows US health care dollars disproportionately spent on White Americans
News Release

A new analysis of US health care spending reveals stark disparities across racial and ethnic lines, with White Americans benefiting from an outsized share of healthcare dollars relative to their proportion of the population

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