22. Tropical Diseases Targeted for Elimination: Chagas Disease, Lymphatic Filariasis, Onchocerciasis, and Leprosy

Table 22.1: DALYs Lost, by Disease and World Bank Region (thousands)

DALYs Lost, by Disease and World Bank Region (thousands)
Disease (date of information)	East Asia and the Pacific	Europe and Central Asia	Latin America and the Caribbean	Middle East and North Africa	South Asia	Sub-Saharan Africa	High-income countries	Total
Chagas disease (2001)	0	1	583	0	0	0	1	585
LF (2001)	373	1	9	4	2,412	1,656	212	4,667
Onchocerciasis (2003)	0	0	2	0.4	0	481	0	484
Onchocerciasis(latest APOC data)	0	0	2	0.4	0	1,487	0	1,490
Leprosy (2001)	34	0	18	2	113	24	1	192

Source: Mathers forthcoming; WHO 2004b; authors' calculations.