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

Table 4A.17: Risk factor: Vitamin A deficiencySFTRETDisease: Vitamin A deficiency

Risk factor: Vitamin A deficiencySFTRETDisease: Vitamin A deficiency
0-4 years5-14 years15-29 years30-44 years45-59 years60-69 years70-79 years80+ yearsTotal
RegionMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleAll
PAF of Mortality (%)
East Asia and Pacific100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Europe and Central Asia100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Latin America and the Caribbean100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Middle East and North Africa100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
South Asia100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Sub-Saharan Africa100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Low- and middle-income countries100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
High-income countries100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
WORLD100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
PAF of YLL (%)
East Asia and Pacific100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Europe and Central Asia100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Latin America and the Caribbean100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Middle East and North Africa100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
South Asia100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Sub-Saharan Africa100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Low- and middle-income countries100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
High-income countries100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
WORLD100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
PAF of DALYs (%)
East Asia and Pacific100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Europe and Central Asia100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Latin America and the Caribbean100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Middle East and North Africa100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
South Asia100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Sub-Saharan Africa100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Low- and middle-income countries100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
High-income countries100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
WORLD100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
Attributable Mortality (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific0000000000000000000
Europe and Central Asia0000000000000000000
Latin America and the Caribbean0000000000000000000
Middle East and North Africa0000000000000000000
South Asia0111000000000000224
Sub-Saharan Africa781100000000000081018
Low- and middle-income countries7922000010000000111223
High-income countries0000000000000000000
WORLD7922000010000000111223
Attributable YLL (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific1021001000000000516
Europe and Central Asia0000000000000000000
Latin America and the Caribbean0000000000000000001
Middle East and North Africa0000000000000000224
South Asia143743270000000000005765121
Sub-Saharan Africa1962291633285498531100235285520
Low- and middle-income countries21126761613964108532200298353652
High-income countries0000000000000000011
WORLD21126761613964108532200298354652
Attributable DALYs (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific22320010000000007310
Europe and Central Asia0000000000000000011
Latin America and the Caribbean0000000000000000001
Middle East and North Africa1100000000000000325
South Asia234646300000000000007077146
Sub-Saharan Africa2062382037285498531100249299548
Low- and middle-income countries23228770693964108532200328382710
High-income countries0000000000000000011
WORLD23228770703964108532200328382711

Source: Authors' calculations.

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