Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

High-income regions such as Australasia and Western Europe recorded some of the highest mental disorder burden rates globally in 2023, according to a recent study published in The Lancet.

GBD analyses estimate that only about 9% of individuals with major depressive disorder globally receive minimally adequate treatment, with less than 5% receiving adequate care in 90 countries worldwide. Strengthening surveillance systems and prioritizing early intervention strategies will be critical to addressing growing global mental health needs.

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Global deaths from enteric infectious diseases (illnesses that are spread through contaminated food, water, or hands) fell by nearly two-thirds between 1990 and 2023, but these diseases still caused an estimated 1.3 million deaths in 2023.

Diarrheal diseases accounted for 1.1 million of those deaths, the majority of which were of young children in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, according to recent research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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Los padecimientos orales son una de las principales causas de discapacidad en América Latina y el Caribe, según una nueva investigación del IHME publicada en The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.

En el 2023, los padecimientos orales contribuyeron a 2,41 millones de años vividos con discapacidad (AVD) en la región. Se proyecta que esta carga continuará aumentando y afectando a personas de todas las edades.

El estudio analizó la carga de los padecimientos orales en América Latina y el Caribe entre 1990 y 2023, con proyecciones hasta el 2050.

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Oral disorders are a leading cause of disability in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to new IHME research published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.

In 2023, oral disorders contributed to 2.41 million years lived with disability (YLDs) across the region. This burden is projected to continue rising, affecting people of all ages.

The study analyzed the burden of oral disorders from 1990 to 2023 in Latin America and the Caribbean, with projections to 2050.

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Adolescents and women are disproportionately affected by the growing global burden of mental disorders, according to a recent study published in The Lancet.

Mental disorder burden peaked among 15–19-year-olds globally in 2023, driven largely by anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder. Women also experienced a higher overall burden worldwide, with an estimated 620 million women living with a mental disorder compared to 552 million men.

Read the research: http://ms.spr.ly/6187viDZ3 by researchers from IHME, UQ Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences and the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research.

During a recent webinar hosted by the Global Network for Academic Public Health, Dr. Chris Murray (IHME Director) and Emilie Maddison, MPH (IHME Research Training Specialist) presented key findings from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 study with a focus on post-pandemic health trends, persistent inequities, and the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases.

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The relationship between alcohol and health is more complex than a single “safe” drinking threshold.

A new IHME study published in Nature Health found that while alcohol use was consistently associated with increased cancer risk, some cardiometabolic and dementia outcomes showed a different pattern. In some cases, low-to-moderate alcohol consumption was associated with lower observed risk of those conditions, while higher consumption was associated with greater risk.

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Una nueva investigación del IHME publicada hoy en The Lancet Regional Health – Americas encontró que durante las últimas tres décadas, los padecimientos orales han sido las condiciones de salud más comunes en América Latina y el Caribe.

El análisis muestra que los padecimientos orales afectan a personas de todas las edades, con una carga de discapacidad que aumenta significativamente con la edad.

Estas condiciones—desde la caries dental infantil hasta la periodontitis severa y la pérdida de dientes en los adultos mayores—continúan siendo una importante carga para la salud en toda la región.

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New IHME research published today in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas found that oral disorders have been the most prevalent health conditions in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past three decades.

The findings show that oral disorders affect people across the life course, with disability increasing sharply with age. From dental caries in childhood to severe periodontitis and tooth loss in older adults, oral disorders remain a persistent and growing burden across the region.

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Alcohol use was associated with an increased risk for all 10 cancers examined in a new IHME study published in Nature Health.

Even consumption below one standard drink per day was linked to elevated risk for several cancers, including cancers of the pharynx, colorectum, esophagus, breast, liver, pancreas, and prostate.

The study examined the relationship between alcohol consumption and 20 major health outcomes using data from 843 studies.

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