News releases
Read the latest news from IHME about published research.
The Lancet: Cancer deaths expected to rise to over 18 million in 2050—an increase of nearly 75% from 2024, study forecasts
Globally, the number of new cancer cases has more than doubled since 1990 to 18.5 million in 2023, while the number of cancer deaths increased 74% to 10.4 million (both excluding non-melanoma skin cancers).
Report: cardiovascular diseases caused 1 in 3 global deaths in 2023
Decades-long increase in CVD burden is a result of population growth, population aging and increased exposure to modifiable risk factors.
New study: Nearly half of those with diabetes unaware they have the disease
A large portion of the global population with diabetes remains undiagnosed or is not receiving optimal care, according to a new study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The Institute for Health
2025 GBD Emerging Researcher Award recipients honored for translating evidence into action
IHME announced today the winners of the 2025 GBD Emerging Researcher Award.
IHME’s 2025 Roux Prize awarded to rural health equity advocate – recognized for advancing access to oral health care in Nigeria
Dr. Adekemi Adeniyan, Executive Director of the Dentalcare Foundation, rural dentist, and advocate for oral health advancement in Nigeria, has been named the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s (IHME) 2025 Roux Prize winner.
Funding for lifesaving global health programs forecasted to reach 15-year low, threatening to reverse decades of progress
After 30 years of health improvements around the world, funding cuts to global health could put lifesaving health care at risk between now and 2030
Le financement des programmes vitaux de santé mondiale devrait atteindre un niveau historiquement bas en 15 ans, menaçant d’inverser des décennies de progrès
Après 30 années d’améliorations en matière de santé à travers le monde, les réductions de financement pour la santé mondiale pourraient mettre en péril les soins vitaux entre aujourd’hui et 2030
Se pronostica que el financiamiento para programas vitales de salud global alcanzará su nivel más bajo en 15 años, amenazando con revertir décadas de progreso
Después de 30 años de mejoras en salud alrededor del mundo, los recortes en financiamiento para la salud global podrían poner en riesgo la atención médica vital desde hoy y hasta 2030
The Lancet: Life-saving childhood vaccination coverage has stalled in recent decades, leaving millions of children at risk for deadly diseases
The world has made unprecedented progress in vaccinating children against life-threatening disease since WHO established the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in 1974.
Mental disorders, cardiovascular diseases, smoking, and road injuries among the top causes of death and disability for millions in the ASEAN region
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is seeing double-digit increases in some of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, according to the first of its kind research published today in a series of scientific papers in The Lancet Public Health.
Nearly Half of Sexual Abuse First Happens at Age 15 or Younger, a Global Study Reveals
Nearly one out of five women and one out of seven men aged 20 and older globally faced sexual violence as a child, according to a study published in The Lancet.
IHME wins Microsoft AI for Good Lab award
IHME wins a Microsoft AI for Good Lab award intended to support innovative AI-based projects in Washington state.
Italy: Life expectancy is increasing, but the disease burden is rising and regional inequalities remain deep
A study on the evolution of the disease burden in Italy from 2000 to 2021, based on estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study, highlighted steady improvement in the population’s health until 2019.
The Lancet: More than half of adults and a third of children and adolescents predicted to have overweight or obesity by 2050
Without urgent policy reform and action, over half the world’s adult population (3.8 billion) and a third of all children and adolescents (746 million) are forecast to be living with overweight or obesity by 2050.
About 740,000 global deaths from suicide occur annually—that’s one death every 43 seconds
Every minute, four males and six females need inpatient treatment due to suicide attempts.