Table
1.1:
Deaths and Burden of Disease by Cause—Low- and Middle-Income Countries, High-Income Countries, and World, 2001
Deaths and Burden of Disease by Cause—Low- and Middle-Income Countries, High-Income Countries, and World, 2001
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Low- and middle-income
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High-income
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World
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Deaths
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DALYs(3,0)a
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Deaths
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DALYs(3,0)a
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Deaths
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DALYs(3,0)a
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All causes
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Total number (thousands)
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48,351
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1,386,709
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7,891
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149,161
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56,242
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1,535 871
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Rate per 1,000 population
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9.3
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265.7
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8.5
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160.6
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9.1
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249.8
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Age-standardized rate per 1,000b
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11.4
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281.7
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5.0
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128.2
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10.0
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256.5
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Selected cause groups:
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Number in thousands (percent)
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I. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, MATERNAL AND PERINATAL CONDITIONS AND NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
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17,613 (36.4)
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552,376 (39.8)
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552 (7.0)
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8,561 (5.7)
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18,166 (32.3)
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560,937 (36.5)
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Tuberculosis |
1,590 (3.3) |
35,874 (2.6) |
16 (0.2) |
219 (0.1) |
1,606 (2.9) |
36,093 (2.3) |
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HIV/AIDS |
2,552 (5.3) |
70,796 (5.1) |
22 (0.3) |
665 (0.4) |
2,574 (4.6) |
71,461 (4.7) |
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Diarrheal diseases |
1,777 (3.7) |
58,697 (4.2) |
6 (<.1) |
444 (0.3) |
1,783 (3.2) |
59,141 (3.9) |
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Measles |
762 (1.6) |
23,091 (1.7) |
1 (<.1) |
23 (<.1) |
763 (1.4) |
23,113 (1.5) |
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Malaria |
1,207 (2.5) |
39,961 (2.9) |
0 (0.0) |
9 (<.1) |
1,208 (2.1) |
39,970 (2.6) |
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Lower respiratory infections |
3,408 (7.0) |
83,606 (6.0) |
345 (4.4) |
2,314 (1.6) |
3,753 (6.7) |
85,920 (5.6) |
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Perinatal conditions |
2,489 (5.1) |
89,068 (6.4) |
32 (0.4) |
1,408 (0.9) |
2,522 (4.5) |
90,477 (5.9) |
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Protein-energy malnutrition |
241 (0.5) |
15,449 (1.1) |
9 (0.1) |
130 (<.1) |
250 (0.4) |
15,578 (1.0) |
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II. NONCOMMUNICABLE CONDITIONS
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26,023 (53.8)
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678,483 (48.9)
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6,868 (87.0)
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129,356 (86.7)
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32,891 (58.5)
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807,839 (52.6)
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Stomach cancers |
696 (1.4) |
9,616 (0.7) |
146 (1.9) |
1,628 (1.1) |
842 (1.5) |
11,244 (0.7) |
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Colon and rectum cancers |
357 (0.7) |
5,060 (0.4) |
257 (3.3) |
3,175 (2.1) |
614 (1.1) |
8,236 (0.5) |
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Liver cancer |
505 (1.0) |
7,945 (0.6) |
102 (1.3) |
1,223 (0.8) |
607 (1.1) |
9,169 (0.6) |
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Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers |
771 (1.6) |
10,701 (0.8) |
456 (5.8) |
5,397 (3.6) |
1,227 (2.2) |
16,099 (1.0) |
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Diabetes mellitus |
757 (1.6) |
15,804 (1.1) |
202 (2.6) |
4,192 (2.8) |
960 (1.7) |
19,997 (1.3) |
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Unipolar depressive disorders |
10 (<.1) |
43,427 (3.1) |
3 (<.1) |
8,408 (5.6) |
13 (<.1) |
51,835 (3.4) |
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Alcohol use disorders |
62 (0.1) |
11,007 (0.8) |
23 (0.3) |
4,171 (2.8) |
84 (0.2) |
15,178 (1.0) |
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Cataracts |
0 (0.0) |
28,150 (2.0) |
0 (0.0) |
493 (0.3) |
0 (0.0) |
28,643 (1.9) |
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Vision disorders, age-related |
0 (0.0) |
15,364 (1.1) |
0 (0.0) |
1,525 (1.0) |
0 (0.0) |
16,889 (1.1) |
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Hearing loss, adult onset |
0 (0.0) |
24,607 (1.8) |
0 (0.0) |
5,387 (3.6) |
0 (0.0) |
29,994 (2.0) |
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Hypertensive heart disease |
760 (1.6) |
9,969 (0.7) |
129 (1.6) |
1,209 (0.8) |
889 (1.6) |
11,178 (0.7) |
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Ischemic heart disease |
5,699 (11.8) |
71,882 (5.2) |
1,364 (17.3) |
12,390 (8.3) |
7,063 (12.6) |
84,273 (5.5) |
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Cerebrovascular disease |
4,608 (9.5) |
62,669 (4.5) |
781 (9.9) |
9,354 (6.3) |
5,390 (9.6) |
72,024 (4.7) |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
2,378 (4.9) |
33,453 (2.4) |
297 (3.8) |
5,282 (3.5) |
2,676 (4.8) |
38,736 (2.5) |
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Cirrhosis of the liver |
654 (1.4) |
13,633 (1.0) |
118 (1.5) |
2,146 (1.4) |
771 (1.4) |
15,778 (1.0) |
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Nephritis and nephrosis |
552 (1.1) |
9,076 (0.7) |
111 (1.4) |
929 (0.6) |
663 (1.2) |
10,005 (0.7) |
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Osteoarthritis |
2 (<.1) |
13,666 (1.0) |
3 (<.1) |
3,786 (2.5) |
5 (<.1) |
17,452 (1.1) |
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Congenital anomalies |
477 (1.0) |
23,533 (1.7) |
30 (0.4) |
1,420 (1.0) |
507 (0.9) |
24,952 (1.6) |
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Alzheimer and other dementias |
173 (0.4) |
9,640 (0.7) |
207 (2.6) |
7,468 (5.0) |
380 (0.7) |
17,108 (1.1) |
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III. INJURIES
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4,715 (9.8)
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155,850 (11.2)
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471 (6.0)
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11,244 (7.5)
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5,186 (9.2)
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167,094 (10.9)
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Road traffic accidents |
1,069 (2.2) |
32,017 (2.3) |
121 (1.5) |
3,045 (2.0) |
1,189 (2.1) |
35,063 (2.3) |
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Falls |
316 (0.7) |
13,582 (1.0) |
71 (0.9) |
1,459 (1.0) |
387 (0.7) |
15,041 (1.0) |
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Self-inflicted injuries |
749 (1.5) |
17,674 (1.3) |
126 (1.6) |
2,581 (1.7) |
875 (1.6) |
20,255 (1.3) |
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Violence |
532 (1.1) |
18,132 (1.3) |
24 (0.3) |
765 (0.5) |
556 (1.0) |
18,897 (1.2) |
Source:
Chapter 3
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Notes:
Numbers in parentheses indicate percentage of column total.
Broad group totals in bold are additive but should not be summed with all other conditions listed in table.
a. DALYs (3,0) refer to the version of the DALY based on a 3% annual discount rate and uniform age weights.
b. Age-standardized using the WHO World Standard Population.
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