4. Priorities for Global Research and Development of Interventions

Table 4.1: Broad Patterns of the Disease Burden, by World Bank Region, 2001

Broad Patterns of the Disease Burden, by World Bank Region, 2001
Category	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	World
Population (millions)	1,851	477	526	310	1,388	668	929	6,150
Communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions (prevalence, percent)	22.2	9.4	21.8	27.1	44.3	70.4	5.7	36.7
Noncommunicable diseases(prevalence, percent)	65.8	76.4	65.0	59.3	44.4	21.2	86.7	52.6
Injuries (prevalence, percent)	12.0	14.3	13.2	13.7	11.4	8.4	7.5	10.7

Source: Mathers and others 2003.