Yes. GBD Compare is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does GBD Compare take?

Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — a treemap of what people die of, by country and year.

Does GBD Compare work on a phone?

GBD Compare really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.

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GBD Compare

A treemap of what people die of, by country and year

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What GBD Compare actually is

The Institute for Health Metrics publishes its Global Burden of Disease results as an interactive treemap and arrow diagram, broken down by country, age, sex and year. You can watch causes of death and disability trade places as a country's income rises.

Why it is worth your time

The arrow diagram showing which causes climbed the rankings over twenty years is the clearest picture of an epidemiological shift available outside a journal.

Common questions

Is GBD Compare free?: Yes. GBD Compare is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does GBD Compare take?: Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — a treemap of what people die of, by country and year.
Does GBD Compare work on a phone?: GBD Compare really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is GBD Compare?: We list it under Data Made Visible — numbers that finally mean something. The arrow diagram showing which causes climbed the rankings over twenty years is the clearest picture of an epidemiological shift available outside a journal.

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GBD Compare

A treemap of what people die of, by country and year

Visit vizhub.healthdata.org More Data Made Visible

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Rabbit hole · Best on desktop

Free, no sign-up · online since 2013

What GBD Compare actually is

Why it is worth your time

The arrow diagram showing which causes climbed the rankings over twenty years is the clearest picture of an epidemiological shift available outside a journal.

Common questions

Is GBD Compare free?: Yes. GBD Compare is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does GBD Compare take?: Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — a treemap of what people die of, by country and year.
Does GBD Compare work on a phone?: GBD Compare really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is GBD Compare?: We list it under Data Made Visible — numbers that finally mean something. The arrow diagram showing which causes climbed the rankings over twenty years is the clearest picture of an epidemiological shift available outside a journal.