IHME in the news

Segundo a análise sistemática “Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease in adults, 1990–2023”, publicada na revista The Lancet em novembro de 2025, o número de adultos com doença renal crônica no mundo mais que dobrou nas últimas três décadas, saltando de 378 milhões em 1990 para 788 milhões em 2023.

A new study published in Value in Health calculated how advancements in healthcare from 1996 to 2016 translated to changes in life expectancy and value. DocWire News spoke with Marcia Weaver, PhD, a research professor at IHME, about these findings and their implications for how we think about the value of healthcare.

A Bloomberg analysis of data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation found that HIV/AIDS initiatives saw the largest decrease in funding, with countries in sub-Saharan Africa — namely Eswatini, South Africa and Namibia — impacted the most.

Global breast cancer cases and deaths from the disease are projected to rise in the coming decades, according to an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study.

The Philippines saw a 41 percent increase in breast cancer deaths among women, one of the highest in the Asia-Pacific region.

A major international analysis has found breast cancer diagnoses are on track to climb from 2.3 million a year to 3.5 million by 2050, while annual deaths from the disease are projected to jump 44 percent, to almost 1.4 million.

More than a quarter of healthy years lost to breast cancer are due to lifestyle factors such as red meat intake and smoking, according to the largest study of its kind.

An estimated 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer globally in 2023, resulting in 764,000 deaths, according to the study.

Según el Estudio de la Carga Global de Enfermedades (GBD) del Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), en México se registraron 50,073 muertes prematuras durante 2021 relacionadas con la contaminación del aire.

Attenzione al cardio-nefro-metabolismo. In occasione della Giornata Mondiale del Malato, arriva il richiamo di pazienti e specialisti per una maggior attenzione alla salute renale.

This innovative regional hub aims to serve as a pivotal analytical engine for Southeast Asia and its neighboring regions, delivering rigorous scientific evidence that policymakers can effectively translate into robust, actionable health policies.

Dr. Tara Narula, ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent, shared key findings from IHME’s recent study in JAMA on Good Morning America.

U.S. life expectancy fell in recent years because of a surge in drug overdoses and deaths from COVID-19. But life expectancy has been slowly inching back up since the pandemic ended in 2023 and drug overdoses began falling.

Data from the Global Burden of Disease study, published by the Seattle-based Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, showed a 79 per cent increase in early-onset cancer worldwide between 1990 and 2019.

As of 2023, an estimated 569 million people worldwide were living with chronic respiratory disease, with more than half of these cases attributable to asthma. However, most deaths occurred in patients with COPD, highlighting significant differences in disease burden across conditions.