Research Guides: Global Health Information & Resources: Global Burden of Disease (GBD)

Global Burden of Disease: Resources

The Global Burden of Disease Study is the largest ever systematic effort to describe the global distribution and causes of a wide array of major diseases, injuries, and health risk factors.

GBD Data Tools and Statistics

DALY Calculator
Source: Tufts CEVR Global Health
GBD 2019 Cause and Risk Summaries
These two-page summaries offer a concise overview of causes, impairments, and risk factors modeled in GBD and the health loss related to them.
GBD Compare (from IHME)
GBD Results Tool
Global Health Cost Effectiveness Analysis (GH CEA) Registry
A free database that compiles research literature on the economic value of global health interventions
IHME Data: Health-related SDGs
With this tool, explore progress toward achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our World in Data | Burden of Disease
Data visualizations of the GBD.
WHO Global Health Estimates
Comprehensive and comparable assessment of mortality and loss of health due to diseases and injuries for all regions of the world.

Multimedia

YouTube Playlist: IHME Global Burden of Disease

Last Updated: Sep 4, 2025 1:44 PM

Subjects: Health Sciences

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