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67. Surgery

Table 67.1: Estimated Surgical DALYs by Region

Estimated Surgical DALYs by Region
Region	Total DALYs (millions)	Estimated surgical DALYs (millions)	Estimated surgical DALYs as a percentage of total DALYs	Estimated surgical DALYs per 1,000 population
World	1,468	164	11	27
Africa	358	25	7	38
Americas	145	18	12	21
Eastern Mediterranean	137	15	11	30
Europe	151	22	15	25
Southeast Asia	419	48	12	31
Western Pacific	258	37	15	22

Source: WHO 2002 and authors' estimates.

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67.1 Cost per Surgical DALY Averted for a Community Clinic and a District Hospital

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Tables

67.1 Estimated Surgical DALYs by Region
67.2 Burden of Common Surgical Conditions
67.3 Estimated Surgical DALYs by Condition and Region
(DALYs in millions followed by DALYs per 1,000 population in parentheses)
67.4 Resource Requirements for Surgical Services and Surgical Procedures by Level of Care
67.5 Costing Assumptions for District Hospital and Community Clinic
67.6 Annual Costs Attributable to Surgical Patients in a District Hospital and a Community Clinic, Best Estimates
(2001 U.S. dollars)

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