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

Table 4A.19: Risk factor: Zinc deficiencySFTRETDisease: Diarrheal diseases

Risk factor: Zinc 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 Pacific44NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA444
Europe and Central Asia33NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA222
Latin America and the Caribbean88NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA777
Middle East and North Africa1010NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA999
South Asia1616NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA151515
Sub-Saharan Africa1212NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA111111
Low- and middle-income countries1313NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA111111
High-income countries11NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD1313NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA111111
PAF of YLL (%)
East Asia and Pacific44NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA444
Europe and Central Asia33NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA222
Latin America and the Caribbean88NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA888
Middle East and North Africa1010NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA9109
South Asia1616NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA151616
Sub-Saharan Africa1212NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA121212
Low- and middle-income countries1313NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA121212
High-income countries11NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD1313NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA121212
PAF of DALYs (%)
East Asia and Pacific44NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA333
Europe and Central Asia33NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA222
Latin America and the Caribbean88NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA777
Middle East and North Africa1010NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA999
South Asia1616NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA151515
Sub-Saharan Africa1212NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA121212
Low- and middle-income countries1212NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA111111
High-income countries11NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA111
WORLD1212NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA111111
Attributable Mortality (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific44NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA449
Europe and Central Asia00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
Latin America and the Caribbean22NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA224
Middle East and North Africa33NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA337
South Asia5349NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA5349102
Sub-Saharan Africa4238NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA423880
Low- and middle-income countries10596NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA10596201
High-income countries00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD10596NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA10596201
Attributable YLL (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific134125NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA134125260
Europe and Central Asia55NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA5510
Latin America and the Caribbean6257NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA6257119
Middle East and North Africa10396NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA10396199
South Asia1,6101,487NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA1,6101,4873,097
Sub-Saharan Africa1,2631,156NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA1,2631,1562,419
Low- and middle-income countries3,1792,925NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA3,1792,9256,104
High-income countries00NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA000
WORLD3,1792,925NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA3,1792,9256,104
Attributable DALYs (thousands)
East Asia and Pacific156146NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA156146301
Europe and Central Asia77NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA7714
Latin America and the Caribbean8377NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA8377160
Middle East and North Africa120112NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA120112233
South Asia1,7481,616NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA1,7481,6163,364
Sub-Saharan Africa1,3391,230NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA1,3391,2302,570
Low- and middle-income countries3,4533,188NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA3,4533,1886,641
High-income countries22NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA223
WORLD3,4553,190NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA3,4553,1906,645

Source: Authors' calculations.

Note: NA = not applicable.

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