Announcing launch of the GBD 2023 study results
Watch the launch event
The World Health Summit kicked off their event with a keynote session featuring the launch of GBD 2023 on October 12.
GBD Learning Center
Explore a range of engaging opportunities to deepen your understanding of how it's produced and how to interpret its key findings. Visit the GBD Learning Center.
GBD Learning Week
Dive into the world of GBD 2023 Learning Week! Join us for a series of live and recorded virtual sessions led by GBD faculty and experts. Explore cutting-edge topics in GBD research, sharpen your skills with hands-on demonstrations of GBD 2023 methods and tools, and engage directly with the global community of health metrics scientists. Whether you’re new to GBD or a seasoned researcher, this is your chance to connect, collaborate, and expand your impact.
Instructor: Christopher J.L. Murray
This session presents a comprehensive overview of the most significant findings from the GBD 2023 study, highlighting emerging trends and critical changes in global health patterns. Participants gain an in-depth understanding of the latest data on mortality, morbidity, risk factors, and health disparities across countries and regions. The discussion focuses on how these results can inform current and future health policy, emphasizing their implications for resource allocation, strategic planning, and priority-setting at local, national, and global levels.
Instructor: Emilie Maddison
This session offers interactive, hands-on instruction focused on navigating and using the GBD Compare visualization tool to explore GBD 2023 data and estimates. Through guided demonstrations, participants will gain the skills needed to use this powerful tool to explore health trends and patterns and gain new insights.
Instructor: Robert Aldridge
This session offers comprehensive guidance on understanding and interpreting the various measures and metrics used in the GBD study. Participants will learn how to analyze key indicators such as DALYs, YLLs, YLDs, and other relevant health metrics. The session will also cover best practices for evaluating and comparing health data across populations, interpreting trends over time, and using GBD findings to inform public health decisions and policy development.
Watch the recording
Spanish language versions of the GBD 2023 webinars are being offered the week of November 3.
Instructors: Rafael Lozano and Christian Razo
Sessions:
Explore all of the study findings and resources
Capstone publications
- Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
- Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
- Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Visualization tools
- GBD Compare
- GBD Results Tool
- GBD Cancer Compare
- GBD Sex Differences tool(new!)
- Burden of Proof
- Country profiles
Capstone videos
IHME Director, Dr. Chris Murray, discuss key findings from each of the GBD 2023 study capstones:
GBD 2023 e-booklet
Share policy relevant key findings from the GBD 2023 study with your network