4. Comparative Quantification of Mortality and Burden of Disease Attributable to Selected Risk Factors

Table 4A.12: Risk factor: Vitamin A deficiencySFTRETDisease: Diarrheal diseases

Risk factor: Vitamin A deficiencySFTRETDisease: Diarrheal diseases
0-4 years5-14 years15-29 years30-44 years45-59 years60-69 years70-79 years80+ yearsTotal
RegionMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleAll
PAF of Mortality (%)
East Asia and Pacific1919NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA171717
Europe and Central Asia00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
Latin America and the Caribbean1515NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA131212
Middle East and North Africa1515NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA131313
South Asia2525NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA232323
Sub-Saharan Africa2727NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA242424
Low- and middle-income countries2424NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA222222
High-income countries11NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD2424NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA222222
PAF of YLL (%)
East Asia and Pacific1919NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA181818
Europe and Central Asia00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
Latin America and the Caribbean1515NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA141414
Middle East and North Africa1515NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA141414
South Asia2525NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA242424
Sub-Saharan Africa2727NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA252625
Low- and middle-income countries2424NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA232323
High-income countries11NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD2424NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA232323
PAF of DALYs (%)
East Asia and Pacific1616NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA131313
Europe and Central Asia00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
Latin America and the Caribbean1111NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA999
Middle East and North Africa1313NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA121212
South Asia2323NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA222222
Sub-Saharan Africa2525NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA242424
Low- and middle-income countries2222NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA202020
High-income countries00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD2222NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA202020
Attributable Mortality (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific2018NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA201838
Europe and Central Asia00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
Latin America and the Caribbean43NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA437
Middle East and North Africa55NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA5510
South Asia8376NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA8376158
Sub-Saharan Africa9082NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA9082172
Low- and middle-income countries201184NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA201184385
High-income countries00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD201184NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA201184385
Attributable YLL (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific599555NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA5995551,154
Europe and Central Asia00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA001
Latin America and the Caribbean10898NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA10898206
Middle East and North Africa155144NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA155144299
South Asia2,5002,308NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA2,5002,3084,808
Sub-Saharan Africa2,7192,486NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA2,7192,4865,205
Low- and middle-income countries6,0815,592NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA6,0815,59211,673
High-income countries00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD6,0815,592NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA6,0815,59211,673
Attributable DALYs (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific599555NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA5995551,154
Europe and Central Asia00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA001
Latin America and the Caribbean10898NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA10898206
Middle East and North Africa155144NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA155144299
South Asia2,5002,308NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA2,5002,3084,808
Sub-Saharan Africa2,7192,486NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA2,7192,4865,205
Low- and middle-income countries6,0815,592NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA6,0815,59211,673
High-income countries00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD6,0815,592NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA6,0815,59211,673

Source: Authors' calculations.

Note: NA = not applicable.

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