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Global, regional, and national burden of breast cancer among females, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

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The Value of Healthcare in the United States: Changes in Lifetime Spending and Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy, 1996 to 2016

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Estimating the costs of informal care for individuals with brain health disorders from 2000 to 2021: a modelling study

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Projected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa

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The GBD study quantifies health loss from hundreds of diseases, injuries, and risk factors, so that health systems can be improved.

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The Lancet Oncology: Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women worldwide, with annual cases expected to reach over 3.5 million by 2050

U.S. Medical Care is Improving, but Cost and Health Differ Depending on Disease

Better Data for Better Health: NUS Medicine and IHME launch new regional centre to tackle ageing, climate, and chronic disease risks across Southeast Asia

Violence against women and children among top health threats: New global study reveals disease burden far larger than previously estimated

Recent publications

Global, regional, and national burden of breast cancer among females, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

The Value of Healthcare in the United States: Changes in Lifetime Spending and Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy, 1996 to 2016

Estimating the costs of informal care for individuals with brain health disorders from 2000 to 2021: a modelling study

Projected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa

Hear from experts

Career advice from IHME female faculty members

One Year Post-USAID, Global Health Funding Stuck in Limbo

Does Pandemic Preparedness Depend on Confronting the Chronic Disease Crisis?

Why 1 in 3 People Worldwide Suffer From Headaches

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Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

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All people living long lives in full health

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