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- Global life expectancy to increase by nearly 5 years by 2050 https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/newsroom/news-releases/global-life-expectancy-increase-nearly-5-years-2050-despite 0 comments
- By 2100, 97% of countries will not sustain their population size https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/newsroom/news-releases/lancet-dramatic-declines-global-fertility-rates-set-transform 3 comments
- Declines in global fertility to transform global population patterns by 2100 https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/newsroom/news-releases/lancet-dramatic-declines-global-fertility-rates-set-transform 17 comments
- Gun violence, the United States is an outlier https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/insights-blog/acting-data/gun-violence-united-states-outlier 18 comments
- Health effects associated with consumption of unprocessed red meat (2022) https://www.healthdata.org/research-article/health-effects-associated-consumption-unprocessed-red-meat-burden-proof-study 2 comments
- Estimation of total mortality due to COVID-19 http://www.healthdata.org/special-analysis/estimation-excess-mortality-due-covid-19-and-scalars-reported-covid-19-deaths 364 comments
- Global life expectancy to increase by nearly 5 years by 2050 despite geopolitical, metabolic, and environmental threats. Life expectancy increases are projected to be greater in countries with lower life expectancies, reducing global disparities. https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/newsroom/news-releases/global-life-expectancy-increase-nearly-5-years-2050-despite 13 comments science
- Life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990 as world addressed major killers including diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and stroke. https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/newsroom/news-releases/life-expectancy-increased-world-addressed-major-killers 24 comments upliftingnews
- Life expectancy increased by 6.2 years since 1990 as world addressed major killers including diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and stroke. https://www.healthdata.org/news-events/newsroom/news-releases/life-expectancy-increased-world-addressed-major-killers 76 comments science
- On gun violence, the United States is an outlier https://www.healthdata.org/acting-data/gun-violence-united-states-outlier 13 comments dataisbeautiful
- The Lancet: Alcohol consumption carries significant health risks and no benefits for young people; some older adults may benefit from drinking a small amount of alcohol https://www.healthdata.org/news-release/lancet-alcohol-consumption-carries-significant-health-risks-and-no-benefits-young 10 comments india
- IHME Predicts 60% of World Population to be Infected with Omicron by March https://www.healthdata.org/covid/video/insights-ihmes-latest-covid-19-model-run 30 comments worldnews
- Cancer deaths rose to 10 million and new cases jumped to over 23 million globally in 2019, according to a new scientific study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington School of Medicine https://www.healthdata.org/news-release/cancer-deaths-rose-10-million-worldwide-2019 21 comments science
- IHME projects 90% of Omicron cases will be asymptomatic https://www.healthdata.org/covid/video/insights-ihmes-latest-covid-19-model-run 3 comments worldnews
- "It is estimated that 40% of people in Pakistan have been infected as of May 17" - IHME http://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/covid_briefs/165_briefing_Pakistan.pdf 4 comments pakistan
- COVID-19 has caused 6.9 million deaths globally, more than double what official reports show http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/covid-19-has-caused-69-million-deaths-globally-more-double-what-official-reports-show 18 comments science
- New Study Estimates More Than 900,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In US, ~7,000,000 Deaths Worldwide http://www.healthdata.org/special-analysis/estimation-excess-mortality-due-covid-19-and-scalars-reported-covid-19-deaths 65 comments science
- IHME says nearly 7 milion people died from COVID-19 worldwide. Nearly double the number the WHO reported the same day. http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/covid-19-has-caused-69-million-deaths-globally-more-double-what-official-reports-show 17 comments worldnews
- Research of 195 countries found a 30-year gap separates countries with the highest and lowest ages at which people experience the health problems of a 65-year-old. United States ranks 54th between Iran (53rd) and Antigua and Barbuda (55th) http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/what-age-do-you-feel-65 13 comments science
- Study: Six countries in the Americas account for half of all firearm deaths http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/six-countries-americas-account-half-all-firearm-deaths 15 comments worldnews
- A new study finds that the cost of health care in the United States increased nearly $1 trillion from 1996 to 2013 and measures the causes behind this immense growth. http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/new-study-explains-why-us-health-care-spending-increased-1-trillion 50 comments science
- A first-ever global study in The Lancet finds massive inequity of access to and quality of health care among and within 195 countries. On a scale of 0 to 100 for access/quality, among highest were Norway and Australia at 90, lowest was Central African Republic at 29. US had an overall score of 81. http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/first-ever-global-study-finds-massive-health-care-inequity 5 comments science
- Babies born today in 13 US counties have shorter expected lifespans than their parents did when they were born decades ago, according to a new study. For example, life expectancy at birth in Owsley County, Kentucky, was 72.4 in 1980, dropping to 70.2 in 2014. http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/growing-gap-between-longest-and-shortest-lifespans-us-emphasizes-need-policy-action 1314 comments science
- Diabetes, heart disease, and back pain dominate US health care spending: 20 problems accounted for half of all spending in 2013 http://www.healthdata.org/news-release/diabetes-heart-disease-and-back-pain-dominate-us-health-care-spending 18 comments science