Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

09/03/2025

We are excited to announce Dr. Nicholas Metheny as a recipient of this year’s Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Emerging Researcher Award!

Through his innovative research and background in public health and nursing, Dr. Metheny has focused his career on the health impacts of violence against women and children. He has used GBD methods to quantify the prevalence and health consequences of intimate partner violence and childhood sexual abuse.

Read more about Dr. Metheny’s work: http://ms.spr.ly/6183sedXW

09/03/2025

We are excited to announce Dr. Benedetta Armocida as a recipient of this year’s Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Emerging Researcher Award!

Dr. Armocida has played a pivotal role in the Italian GBD Initiative as a GBD Collaborator since 2020. Her work has informed health policy and planning across the European Union through the landmark Lancet Child & Adolescent Health study, of which she was a lead author.

Read more about Dr. Armocida’s work: http://ms.spr.ly/6184seja2

08/31/2025

From 1995 to 2019, global health system inefficiency steadily declined as most countries improved their ability to convert spending into health gains.

This progress was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with inefficiency rising sharply across nearly all countries in 2020 and 2021.

Although there were modest improvements in 2022, significant inefficiency gaps persisted, and wide differences remained across regions and countries.

Read the recent research from IHME which was published in The Lancet Global Health: http://ms.spr.ly/6184sb5TO

08/30/2025

In 2025, health spending in high-income countries was 299 times higher than in low-income countries. IHME forecasts that inequalities in health spending will continue to grow over the next five years if current policies remain unchanged.

Read the Financing Global Health 2025 report, which examined development assistance for health from 1990 to 2025 with projections to 2030 to understand trends in global health financing: http://ms.spr.ly/6186sbeNa

08/29/2025

At least 85% of counties in Idaho, Washington, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Maine have high-performing health care systems, according to a new study that evaluated which US counties were delivering the best (and worst) health care.

Overall scores were calculated after adjusting for factors including education, income, urban/rural residence, the percentage of people living with obesity, and rates of smoking. The authors used the Triple Aim framework and drew on data from the recently published Disease Expenditure (DEX) dataset.

This infographic shows a map of the US and how health care systems performed in 3,110 counties: http://ms.spr.ly/6188sbXie

• Read the study: http://ms.spr.ly/6181sbXi9
• Access the DEX dataset in a related data visualization: http://ms.spr.ly/6184sbXiY

08/27/2025

How well are health systems performing in the US? A new study from IHME used the Triple Aim framework to analyze the effectiveness of health care systems in 3,110 US counties.

Triple Aim says a health system should do three things:
1) Improve health outcomes
2) Provide a positive patient experience
3) Keep per person health care spending low

Prioritization of managed care, expanded Medicaid coverage, and competitive hospital and insurance markets were associated with better-performing health systems.

• Read the study: http://ms.spr.ly/6181swPZB
• Understand key findings in this infographic: http://ms.spr.ly/6183swPZD
• Explore the data in a comprehensive visualization tool: http://ms.spr.ly/6185swPZ1

08/27/2025

Read the recent research from IHME, which was published in The Lancet Global Health: http://ms.spr.ly/6188sZhuI

08/26/2025

A study from IHME analyzed nearly three decades of health system inefficiency data across 201 countries from 1995 to 2022 to understand health care spending and how it translates to healthier lives. Authors introduced a new method for estimating the cost of gaining one additional healthy year. Dr. Amy Lastuka, Lead Research Scientist at IHME, presents results from this study.

Check out the full video: http://ms.spr.ly/6188sZM2o

08/25/2025

Between 2024 and 2025, there was a 25% decline in development assistance for health for countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and these were the largest cuts globally according to IHME’s preliminary estimates from the Financing Global Health 2025 report.

Read the report: http://ms.spr.ly/6187skYqP

08/22/2025

In 2025, total development assistance for health (DAH) is expected to decline to $39.1 billion, the lowest level since 2009. The US, UK, and Germany are reducing their global health funding, according to IHME’s Financing Global Health report, which presents a comprehensive view of DAH from 1990 to 2025 with projections to 2030.

• Read the report: http://ms.spr.ly/6182sXBNq
• View updated data visualizations to explore patterns in global health financing: http://ms.spr.ly/6184sXBNs

08/20/2025

Deadline extended! Apply to the Global Burden of Disease Fellowship by September 22.

• Early-career training program that provides opportunities for interdisciplinary research in health metrics
• Work directly with IHME experts and faculty in Seattle, Washington
• Open to individuals with a doctorate degree or equivalent
• Encapsulates two years of training and research (with a potential for a third year) using GBD methods, tools, and data

Learn more about the GBD Fellowship: http://ms.spr.ly/6189sVtUv

08/18/2025

Are processed meat, sugary drinks, and trans fats safe at any level?

A recent study from IHME examined the relationship between processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, and trans fatty acids and the risk of developing chronic diseases (including type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and colorectal cancer.

Think Global Health provides a granular view of this research with study authors Demewoz Haile, Kassandra Harding, and Michael Brauer:

A new study estimates the links between unhealthy food servings and chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease