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3. The Burden of Disease and Mortality by Condition: Data, Methods, and Results for 2001

Table 3.16: The 10 Leading Causes of the Burden of Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, by Region, 2001

The 10 Leading Causes of the Burden of Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, by Region, 2001
East Asia and Pacific	Percentage of total DALYs(3,0)	Europe and Central Asia	Percentage of total DALYs(3,0)
1 Cerebrovascular disease	7.5	1 Ischemic heart disease	15.9
2 Perinatal conditions	5.4	2 Cerebrovascular disease	10.8
3 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	5.0	3 Unipolar depressive disorders	3.7
4 Ischemic heart disease	4.1	4 Self-inflicted injuries	2.3
5 Unipolar depressive disorders	4.1	5 Hearing loss, adult onset	2.2
6 Tuberculosis	3.1	6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2.0
7 Lower respiratory infections	3.1	7 Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers	2.0
8 Road traffic accidents	3.0	8 Osteoarthritis	2.0
9 Cataracts	2.8	9 Road traffic accidents	1.9
10 Diarrheal diseases	2.5	10 Poisonings	1.9
Latin America and the Caribbean	Percentage of total DALYs(3,0)	Middle East and North Africa	Percentage of total DALYs(3,0)
1 Perinatal conditions	6.0	1 Ischemic heart disease	6.6
2 Unipolar depressive disorders	5.0	2 Perinatal conditions	6.3
3 Violence	4.9	3 Road traffic accidents	4.6
4 Ischemic heart disease	4.2	4 Lower respiratory infections	4.5
5 Cerebrovascular disease	3.8	5 Diarrheal diseases	3.9
6 Endocrine disorders	3.0	6 Unipolar depressive disorders	3.1
7 Lower respiratory infections	2.9	7 Congenital anomalies	3.1
8 Alcohol use disorders	2.8	8 Cerebrovascular disease	3.0
9 Diabetes mellitus	2.7	9 Vision disorders, age-related	2.7
10 Road traffic accidents	2.6	10 Cataracts	2.3
South Asia	Percentage of total DALYs(3,0)	Sub-Saharan Africa	Percentage of total DALYs(3,0)
1 Perinatal conditions	9.2	1 HIV/AIDS	16.5
2 Lower respiratory infections	8.4	2 Malaria	10.3
3 Ischemic heart disease	6.3	3 Lower respiratory infections	8.8
4 Diarrheal diseases	5.4	4 Diarrheal diseases	6.4
5 Unipolar depressive disorders	3.6	5 Perinatal conditions	5.8
6 Tuberculosis	3.4	6 Measles	3.9
7 Cerebrovascular disease	3.2	7 Tuberculosis	2.3
8 Cataracts	2.3	8 Road traffic accidents	1.8
9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2.3	9 Pertussis	1.8
10 Hearing loss, adult onset	2.0	10 Protein-energy malnutrition	1.5

Source: Authors' calculations.

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3.1 Availability of Data for Estimation of All-Cause Mortality Rates by Age and Sex
3.2 Availability of Data for Estimation of Causes of Death by Age and Sex
3.3 Distribution of Percentage of Total Deaths Assigned to Ill-Defined Codes for 105 WHO Member States, Most Recent Available Year
3.4 Correction Factors Giving Proportion of Ill-Defined CVD Deaths to Be Reassigned to IHD, by Age and Sex
3.5 Numbers of Data Sets Contributing to Epidemiologically Based Estimates of Deaths Due to Specific Causes
3.6 The 10 Leading Causes of Death, by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.7 The 10 Leading Causes of Death, by Sex, in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2001
3.8 The 10 Leading Causes of Death in Children Ages 0-14, by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.9 The 10 Leading Causes of Death in Adults Ages 15-59, by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.10 The 10 Leading Causes of Death in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, by Region, 2001
3.11 Numbers of Country Data Sources Contributing to the Estimation of YLD, by Region and Cause
3.12 The 10 Leading Causes of YLD by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.13 The 10 Leading Causes of YLD by Sex, Worldwide, 2001
3.14 The 20 Leading Causes of Global Burden of Disease, DALYs(3,0), 2001
3.15 The 10 Leading Causes of Burden of Disease, by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.16 The 10 Leading Causes of the Burden of Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, by Region, 2001
3.A1 Regional Reporting Categories for the Disease Control Priorities Project
3.A2 GBD Cause Categories and ICD Codes
3.A3 Data Sources and Methods for Estimation of Mortality by Cause, Age, and Sex
3.A4 GBD Regional Epidemiological Analysis Categories
3.A5 GBD Cause Categories, Sequelae, and Case Definitions
3.A6 Disability Weights for Diseases and Conditions (Except Cancers and Injuries)
3.A7 Disability Weights for Malignant Neoplasms and Their Long-Term Sequelae
3.A8 Disability Weights for Injuries
3.B1 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)
3.B2 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the East Asia and Pacific Region, 2001
3.B3 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Europe and Central Asia Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B4 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B5 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B6 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the South Asia Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B7 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B8 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in High-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)
3.B9 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the World, 2001 (thousands)
3.C1 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)
3.C2 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the East Asia and Pacific Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C3 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Europe and Central Asia Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C4 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C5 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C6 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the South Asia Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C7 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C8 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in High-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)
3.C9 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the World, 2001 (thousands)