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Nonfatal diseases including depression and diabetes pose an increasing threat to health in the US

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People across the US are living longer but spending more time in ill health as rates of nonfatal diseases and injuries – including low back pain, major depressive disorder, and diabetes – decline more slowly than death rates, according to a new analysis of 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries.

World mental health day

New Global Burden of Disease analyses show depression and anxiety among the top causes of health loss worldwide, and a significant increase due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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.

The Eastern Mediterranean Region shows higher rates of mental health disorders than the rest of the world; women suffer disproportionately

News Release

A new study shows that the Eastern Mediterranean Region is witnessing an increase in chronic disorders, including mental illness.

Lonely young woman depressed and stressed sitting in the dark bedroom

PLOS Medicine: Study highlights worldwide disparities in treatment rates for major depressive disorder

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

New WHO prevalence estimates of mental disorders in conflict settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Research Article

Existing WHO estimates of the prevalence of mental disorders in emergency settings are more than a decade old and do not reflect modern methods to gather existing data and derive estimates. We sought to update WHO estimates for the prevalence of mental disorders in conflict-affected settings and calculate the burden per 1,000 population. We estimated that the prevalence of mental disorders (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia) was 22.1% (95% UI 18.8–25.7) at any point in time in the conflict-affected populations assessed.

As death rates decline, nonfatal diseases and injuries take a bigger toll on health worldwide

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People across the world are living longer but spending more time in ill health as rates of nonfatal diseases and injuries – including diabetes and hearing loss – decline more slowly than death rates, according to a new analysis of 301 diseases and injuries in 188 countries.

Impact of COVID-19 on mental health, Alize Ferrari, principal research fellow, University of Queensland

GBD Study | Mental Health – Alize Ferrari, Part 1

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Researcher Alize Ferrari discusses the rise in depression and anxiety following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lancet: Investing in adolescent health and well-being could transform global health for generations to come, says major report

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Decades of neglect and chronic underinvestment have had serious detrimental effects on the health and well-being of adolescents aged 10–24 years, according to a major new Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing being launched in London on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Two-thirds of young people are growing up in countries where preventable and treatable health problems like HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, unsafe sex, depression, injury, and violence remain a daily threat to their health, well-being, and life chances.

Rates of premature mortality are two times higher in the most deprived areas of England, compared to most affluent

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Rates of premature mortality are two times higher in the most deprived areas of England (Blackpool), compared to the most affluent (Wokingham), according to a new comprehensive analysis of health at a local, national, and regional level across the UK.

Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health, The Lancet, 8 October 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.

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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.

Burden of depressive disorders by country, sex, age, and year: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Research Article

Depressive disorders were a leading cause of burden in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 1990 and 2000 studies. Here, we analyze the burden of depressive disorders in GBD 2010 and present severity proportions, burden by country, region, age, sex, and year, as well as burden of depressive disorders as a risk factor for suicide and ischemic heart disease.

Infographic: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large and uneven impact on global mental health

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large and uneven impact on global mental health

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Cases of mental disorders rose sharply during the pandemic, particularly among young women.

world map showing Eastern hemisphere

The global gap in treatment coverage for major depressive disorder in 84 countries from 2000–2019: A systematic review and Bayesian meta-regression analysis

Research Article

This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the evidence and analytically quantify sources of heterogeneity to report updated estimates of major depressive disorder treatment coverage and gaps by location and treatment type between 2000 and 2019.

Depressive disorders in Brazil: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Research Article

Depression is one of the major causes of disability worldwide. The objective of this study was to analyze the results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD-2017) for depressive disorders in Brazil and its Federated Units (FUs) in 1990 and 2017.

NIH to use burden of disease data to maximize lifesaving impact of its funding

Acting on data

With its recently unveiled 2016-2020 strategic plan, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is aiming to replicate this success for other diseases that cause the most early death and disability in the US and worldwide. One of the factors the NIH will consider when determining how to best direct public resources is burden of disease data, which allow decision-makers to directly compare the impact of diseases that kill, such as cancer, and conditions that disable, such as depression. The use of burden of disease data will harmonize decision-making across the agency’s nearly 30 institutes and centers. By working with its partners – including the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation – the NIH will collect and integrate high-quality burden of disease data into its priority-setting processes.

New Lancet paper reveals that UK lags behind much of Europe on key measures of health

News Release

British people spend more time with chronic illness and disability than most Europeans. Young adults are hit hard by alcohol and drug use. 

Mental illness, suicide, and ‘intractable violence’ creating ‘lost generation’ in Middle East

News Release

Suicide, homicide, and sexual assault are increasing much faster in the Eastern Mediterranean Region than any other region in the world, according to a new scientific study.

Arab countries living longer but battling chronic disease

News Release

Countries in the Arab world – from Saudi Arabia to Mauritania to Yemen – have made some significant health gains over the past two decades, including increases in life expectancy and swift reductions in child mortality. These are some of the findings published January 20 in “The State of Health in the Arab World, 1990–2010: An Analysis of the Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors.” 

Counting sickness on a global scale

Acting on data

Everyone deserves to live a long life in full health. Inspired and fueled by this idea, the Global Burden of Disease study, or GBD, seeks to answer the question of what sickens and kills people of all ages around the world. 

Dietary risks are leading cause of disease burden in the US and contributed to more health loss in 2010 than smoking, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar

News Release

In nearly every major cause of premature death – from ischemic heart disease to diabetes to interpersonal violence – the United States trails its economic peers, according to new research from a global collaborative of scientists led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

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