Health by location
Our research spans the globe and ranges in focus from super-regions of multiple countries to 5-x-5-kilometer areas. Here you’ll find a mix of research funded for specific countries, high-level data for every country, and the most popular searched countries according to our web analytics.
Country-level data from the Global Burden of Disease study
An overview of findings for all countries and select subnational locations. Find population forecasting, fertility trends, top causes of death, and more.
More location resources
Countries in the GHDx, our data catalog
Find country-level data records and links to primary datasets within our Global Health Data Exchange, the world’s largest catalog of global health research.
Use maps, arrow diagrams, and many other charts to compare diseases, injuries, and risks within a country, compare countries with regions or the world, and explore patterns and trends by country, age, and sex.
India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative
The India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative was launched in October 2015. It is a collaboration between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), and senior experts and stakeholders from about 100 institutions across India.
- This Initiative reported an unprecedented, comprehensive assessment of the diseases causing the most premature deaths and ill health in each state of the country, the risk factors responsible for this burden, and their trends spanning 26 years, from 1990 to 2016.
- The burden from 333 disease conditions and injuries and 84 risk factors was computed for each state of India as part of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
Read about the disease burden in india initiative
What areas of US health do we study?
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study measures the toll of early death and disability caused by more than 300 diseases and injuries.
- The study produces estimates of life expectancy, causes of death, and nonfatal health loss for the US as a whole and for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
- Results are available by age group and sex for each cause of death and disability and more than 80 risk factors, from 1990 to the present.
Popular country searches
Our analytics show us which countries people are making searches from and what country names they search for within our website. Here are some of the most popular countries.
