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

Table 4A.18: Risk factor: Vitamin A deficiencySFTRETDisease: All causes

Risk factor: Vitamin A deficiencySFTRETDisease: All causes
0-4 years5-14 years15-29 years30-44 years45-59 years60-69 years70-79 years80+ yearsTotal
RegionMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemaleAll
PAF of Mortality (%)
East Asia and Pacific4300010000000000000
Europe and Central Asia0000000000000000000
Latin America and the Caribbean2200000000000000000
Middle East and North Africa3300010100000000111
South Asia6610020200000000122
Sub-Saharan Africa101100020200000000455
Low- and middle-income countries7700020100000000122
High-income countries0000000000000000000
WORLD7700020100000000121
PAF of YLL (%)
East Asia and Pacific4300010000000000111
Europe and Central Asia0000000000000000000
Latin America and the Caribbean2200000000000000010
Middle East and North Africa3300010100000000111
South Asia6600020200000000232
Sub-Saharan Africa101100020200000000566
Low- and middle-income countries7700020100000000233
High-income countries0000000000000000000
WORLD7700020100000000232
PAF of DALYs (%)
East Asia and Pacific2200000000000000000
Europe and Central Asia0000000000000000000
Latin America and the Caribbean1100000000000000000
Middle East and North Africa2200000000000000111
South Asia4400010100000000222
Sub-Saharan Africa91000020200000000455
Low- and middle-income countries5600010100000000222
High-income countries0000000000000000000
WORLD5600010100000000122
Attributable Mortality (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific2623NA0010100000000262652
Europe and Central Asia0000000000000000000
Latin America and the Caribbean4300000000000000448
Middle East and North Africa76000000000000007714
South Asia10410211090900000000105121226
Sub-Saharan Africa2312341101601400000000233266499
Low- and middle-income countries3723692202702610000000376424800
High-income countries0000000000000000000
WORLD3723692202702610000000376424800
Attributable YLL (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific79470821035137000000007987811,578
Europe and Central Asia0000000000000000001
Latin America and the Caribbean11810500060600000000118117235
Middle East and North Africa204197000901000000000206218423
South Asia3,1403,095432702490234000000003,1843,6056,788
Sub-Saharan Africa6,9857,117163324475359985311007,0237,96814,991
Low- and middle-income countries11,24111,22261613746664610853220011,32912,68824,017
High-income countries0000000000000000011
WORLD11,24111,22261613746664610853220011,32912,68924,017
Attributable DALYs (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific80071432035137000000008057871,592
Europe and Central Asia1100000000000000112
Latin America and the Caribbean11910600060600000000119118237
Middle East and North Africa207200000901000000000209221430
South Asia3,1743,127463002490234000000003,2203,6406,860
Sub-Saharan Africa7,2697,399203724475359985311007,3128,25315,565
Low- and middle-income countries11,57011,54670693746664610853220011,66613,02024,686
High-income countries0000000000000000011
WORLD11,57011,54670703746664610853220011,66613,02024,686

Source: Authors' calculations.

< Back to Chapter Summary Page

Chapter Sections

Figures

Tables