The King and Lu (KL) method for directly estimating the fraction of all deaths in a population due to a given cause has been used to interpret verbal autopsies (VAs) in areas with incomplete vital registration systems.
Physician certification is the most widely used method for interpreting verbal autopsy (VA), yet physicians correctly determine cause of death less than half of the time, according to new research by IHME and the University of Queensland as part of the Population Health Metrics Research Consortium (PHMRC).
For the past three decades, Japan has had the highest life expectancy in the world. This has been achieved while keeping health expenditures as a fraction of gross domestic product (GDP) under 8.5% in 2008, by contrast with 16·4% in the USA or 10.7% in Germany.
“Verbal autopsy: innovations, applications, opportunities” is a collection of the most up-to-date research to help decision-makers choose the best and most cost-effective techniques to identify causes of death in their populations.
Between 2000 and 2007, life expectancies in more than 80% of United States counties fell in standing against the average of the 10 nations with the best life expectancies in the world, according to new research by IHME, in collaboration with researchers from Imperial College London.
The global economic crisis that unfolded in 2008 raised serious concerns about developing countries ability to meet global health targets and commitments to fund health programs. The commentary points out how the uncertainty underscores the importance of tracking spending on global health to ensure resources are directed efficiently to the world's most pressing health issues.
In South Africa, deaths from HIV/AIDS are often misclassified as being caused by another condition, according to a study by IHME researchers. The study found that more than 90% of HIV/AIDS deaths from 1996 to 2006 were incorrectly attributed to other causes.
Dr. Christopher Murray, IHME Director and Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington, discusses the next generation of health system performance metrics at the 2011 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.
Dr. Ali Mokdad, IHME researcher and Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington, discusses integrated surveillance systems across traditional boundaries at the 2011 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.
New research by IHME demonstrates how the quality of mortality data can be improved by redistributing deaths attributed to heart failure to their underlying causes of death according to statistically derived redistribution proportions.
Dr. Emmanuela Gakidou, IHME Director of Education and Training and Associate Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington, discusses trends in health inequalities at the 2011 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.
Peter Speyer, IHME Director of Data Development, discusses the global health data exchange (GHDx) at the 2011 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.
A wealth of maternal and child health data is being made immediately and freely accessible through a new collaboration between the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Reproductive Health.
Dr. Rafael Lozano, IHME researcher and Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington, discusses measuring maternal mortality at the 2011 Global Health Metrics & Evaluation conference in Seattle, WA.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington has created a user-friendly, searchable data catalog for global health, public health, and demographic data. The Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) offers a robust search engine and intuitive user interface to make finding data easy.
A substantial proportion of individuals with diabetes remain undiagnosed and untreated, in both developed and developing countries, according to a study by IHME researchers and collaborators.
Millions of people worldwide may be at risk of early death from diabetes and related cardiovascular illnesses because of poor diagnosis and ineffective treatment, a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington shows.
New research shows that global systolic blood pressure (SBP) has decreased slightly since 1980, but trends varied significantly across regions and countries.
Researchers have found wide variability among countries’ efforts to control high cholesterol with medication. Many people in these countries are not aware of their high cholesterol, which significantly increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Financing Global Health 2010: Development Assistance and Country Spending in Economic Uncertainty shows the continued rise in development assistance for health globally and provides a comprehensive picture of the total amount of health funding flowing from aid agencies, governments, and private donors to developing countries.
The worst global economic crisis in decades has not stopped public and private donors from giving record amounts of money to health assistance for developing countries, according to a new report by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
Researchers at IHME have created a new approach for generating estimates of health trends in counties and other small population areas. They used this new small area estimation methodology to estimate the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in all counties in the United States for 2008, in this study.
In addition to the inherent importance of education and its essential role in economic growth, education and health are strongly related. We updated previous systematic assessments of educational attainment, and estimated the contribution of improvements in women’s education to reductions in child mortality in the past 40 years.
Bed net distribution and use has expanded rapidly across Africa, especially in countries that have received significant health aid for malaria prevention efforts, research shows. The study makes use of an innovative statistical tool that could have broader application in other public health settings.
