10. Gender Differentials in Health

Table 10.1: DALYs by Region, Gender, and Age Group, 2001 (DALYs per 1,000 population)

DALYs by Region, Gender, and Age Group, 2001 (DALYs per 1,000 population)
Age (years)
Region0-45-1415-2930-4445-5960-6970-7980+Total
Males
Low- and middle-income countries754.675.4137.4194.5349.3600.1799.4950.8271.5
  East Asia and the Pacific408.046.599.6124.2276.4522.8735.3965.1192.6
  Europe and Central Asia345.450.1137.9220.8412.8695.6855.3952.5278.3
  Latin America and the Caribbean449.156.7155.0173.2290.4493.2682.6870.8217.8
  Middle East and North Africa585.667.5109.3151.4337.8608.5825.81,019.8219.8
  South Asia805.283.0131.9196.0383.0661.7861.7899.6285.1
  Sub-Saharan Africa1,480.7142.2248.2532.2609.0778.61,002.51,194.3528.6
High-income countries128.228.684.497.0189.6355.7541.5721.5168.2
World698.570.9131.1178.5315.4540.4721.0856.7256.3
Females
Low- and middle-income countries753.478.5142.5162.1275.3501.3745.4946.7259.8
  East Asia and the Pacific434.947.186.2103.4225.7442.9699.5966.8182.1
  Europe and Central Asia303.639.187.0117.7223.6423.7663.2909.6212.5
  Latin America and the Caribbean395.851.1101.8120.5222.3423.8604.9827.6179.0
  Middle East and North Africa538.062.7103.6140.6278.3509.2767.61,069.1203.3
  South Asia865.598.3168.7188.5334.0616.6901.0938.3304.4
  Sub-Saharan Africa1,367.4138.7317.3448.9478.8701.41,009.81,196.5504.3
High-income countries117.528.972.577.7144.8258.4414.6625.9153.3
World696.573.7134.2148.1247.2441.6641.0800.0243.4

Source: WHO 2001.