Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
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A research center at @UW quantifying global health challenges & developing the Global Burden of Disease study: https://t.co/oZEYdt6DF5
Seattle, Washington
Joined September 2009
• Read the research, published in @TheLancet Global Health: • Watch the full Q&A video with Quinn Rafferty, IHME Analyst: 3/3.
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Findings from a new study show that kidney failure cases reached nearly 5 million people in 2023, with high-income countries experiencing significantly higher KFRT rates than low-income countries due to limited access to dialysis and transplantation in low-income regions. 2/3
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Over the past three decades, there has been a steady increase in kidney failure with replacement therapy (KFRT)—individuals receiving dialysis or kidney transplant—prevalence globally. 1/3.
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IHME’s Financing Global Health 2025 report presents a detailed view of development assistance for health from 1990 to 2025 with forecasting to 2030:
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There is an estimated 67% reduction in global health funding from the US government in 2025. This totaled more than $9 billion. Health funding cuts have been observed by other major contributors: UK (39% decline), France (33% decline), and Germany (12% decline).
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IHME has created new forecasts to show how the trajectory of global health funding could evolve over the next five years under current policies. Hear from lead author and IHME Assistant Professor Dr. Angela Apeagyei on the results from FGH 2025:
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IHME has been publishing FGH since 2009. This year’s report presents the impact of cuts from major development partners announced in late 2024 & early 2025. These cuts would reduce the amount of funding invested in improving health in low- and middle-income countries.
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What’s new in Financing Global Health (FGH) 2025? ↓.
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RT @ThinkGlobalHlth: Since 1980, more than 4.4 billion children have benefited from childhood vaccines, but global coverage is declining am….
thinkglobalhealth.org
A new study on global immunization coverage shows declining uptake for key vaccines
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Efficiency depended not just on how much countries spend but how they spend—better outcomes were linked to investments in governance, preventive care, infrastructure, and public health systems. Read the research, published in @LancetGH:
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How does efficient health care spending translate into longer, healthier lives? A new study from IHME analyzed health system inefficiency data across 201 countries from 1995 to 2022 to answer this question.
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Major reductions to DAH threaten to widen health disparities around the world. Read the capstone, published in @TheLancet:
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Global health financing is entering a period of sustained cuts. A new study from IHME, published concurrently w/ the Financing Global Health 2025 report, estimated development assistance for health (DAH) from 1990 to 2030.
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Dr. Apeagyei joins senior author Dr. Joe Dieleman, Professor at IHME to outline the changes to DAH and share highlights from FGH 2025 in a discussion on IHME’s Global Health Insights podcast:
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Lead author Dr. Angela Apeagyei, Assistant Professor at IHME, presents FGH 2025 findings in this new Q&A video:
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In 2021, total DAH reached a record $80B due to COVID-19. Since then, DAH has declined by 51% from the 2021 peak to $39B in 2025, marking the lowest in 15 years. If current policies remain unchanged, total DAH is forecasted to decline by another 8% to $36B by 2030.
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Recent cuts to global health care funding could put lifesaving health care at risk for the world’s most vulnerable. IHME’s Financing Global Health (FGH) 2025 report includes most up-to-date estimates of development assistance for health (DAH):
healthdata.org
Our health financing work examines health spending from governments, individuals, and other channels to inform policymakers about where resources for health are coming from and where they are going.
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The @ADB_HQ (ADB) recently hosted a flagship event, INSPIRE, to unite working groups to collaborate on major health concerns in Asia and the Pacific. Dr. Marie Ng, Affiliate Associate Professor at IHME & Associate Professor at @NUSMedicine presented obesity & overweight trends.
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