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51. Cost–Effectiveness of Interventions for Musculoskeletal Conditions

Table 51.2: Estimated Burden of Musculoskeletal Conditions by Region and Mortality Stratum, Selected WHO Regions, 2001

Estimated Burden of Musculoskeletal Conditions by Region and Mortality Stratum, Selected WHO Regions, 2001
	Africa		Americas		Southeast Asia		Eastern Mediterranean		Western Pacific
Condition	D	E	B	D	B	D	B	D	B
Numbers DALYs (thousands)
Rheumatoid arthritis	127	141	532	83	117	855	99	218	1,065
Osteoarthritis	625	687	969	117	931	2,474	227	577	4,442
Other musculoskeletal diseases	285	316	677	107	516	1,756	159	408	2,590
All musculoskeletal diseases	1,037	1,144	2,178	307	1,564	5,085	485	1,203	8,097
Percentage of total DALYs
Rheumatoid arthritis	0.09	0.07	0.66	0.47	0.19	0.24	0.43	0.19	0.44
Osteoarthritis	0.42	0.33	1.19	0.67	1.52	0.69	0.99	0.51	1.84
Other musculoskeletal diseases	0.19	0.15	0.83	0.60	0.84	0.49	0.69	0.36	1.06
All musculoskeletal diseases	0.70	0.55	2.68	1.74	2.55	1.42	2.11	1.06	3.34
Percentage of musculoskeletal DALYs
Rheumatoid arthritis	12.28	12.29	24.45	27.23	7.50	16.82	20.38	18.11	13.19
Osteoarthritis	60.27	60.10	44.49	38.50	59.51	48.66	46.90	47.97	54.99
Other musculoskeletal diseases	27.44	27.61	31.06	34.27	32.99	34.53	32.71	33.92	31.82

Source: Calculated from WHO (2004).

Notes: The letters in the column heads refer to mortality strata. B = low child and low adult mortality, D = high child and high adult mortality, E = high child and very high adult mortality.

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