Table 3.
The all-ages numbers of deaths and disability-adjusted life years attributed to various breast cancer risk factors for female population, in the North Africa and Middle East region in 1990 and 2019 and the percentages of change in this period.
| Risk factor | Measure | Year | % Change (1990 to 2019) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2019 | |||
| All risk factors | Deaths | 1,667 (959 to 2494) | 6,507 (3,576 to 10,469) | 290.3 (198.8 to 387.9) |
| DALYs | 46,992 (24,371 to 72,765) | 171,616 (80,804 to 297,481) | 265.2 (169.9 to 361.8) | |
| Behavioral risks | Deaths | 1,037 (687 to 1,369) | 3,115 (1,998 to 4,205) | 200.5 (139.0 to 257.0) |
| DALYs | 36,169 (23,651 to 47,772) | 106,026 (66,614 to 144,247) | 193.1 (135.4 to 247.3) | |
| Alcohol use | Deaths | 89 (68 to 117) | 236 (173 to 308) | 164.3 (98 to 243.7) |
| DALYs | 3,374 (2,554 to 4,483) | 8,601 (6,291 to 11,282) | 154.9 (90.4 to 232.5) | |
| Diet high in red meat | Deaths | 222 (49 to 313) | 677 (152 to 964) | 205 (146.7 to 260.2) |
| DALYs | 8,076 (1,796 to 11,242) | 24,129 (5,414 to 34,461) | 198.8 (144.3 to 251.9) | |
| Low physical activity | Deaths | 183 (75 to 326) | 680 (272 to 1,201) | 272.6 (184.2 to 354.5) |
| DALYs | 5,526 (2,348 to 10,191) | 20,324 (7,940 to 36,490) | 267.8 (181.3 to 350.7) | |
| Smoking | Deaths | 179 (118 to 253) | 499 (337 to 682) | 179.2 (113.5 to 247.2) |
| DALYs | 5,827 (3,678 to 8,384) | 15,634 (10,009 to 21,774) | 168.3 (107.6 to 233.3) | |
| Secondhand smoke | Deaths | 402 (95 to 704) | 1,133 (270 to 1,992) | 181.5 (126.6 to 233.6) |
| DALYs | 14,676 (3,457 to 25,719) | 41,012 (9,770 to 72,205) | 179.4 (127.4 to 229.5) | |
| Metabolic risks | Deaths | 700 (70 to 1,544) | 3,741 (758 to 7,700) | 434.7 (282.1 to 794.2) |
| DALYs | 12,157 (−8,114 to 35,969) | 72,729 (−22,214 to 192,180) | 498.2 (−983.6 to 1,694.6) | |
| High body mass index | Deaths | 183 (−196 to 595) | 987 (−603 to 2,667) | 438.8 (−614.7 to 1,724.7) |
| DALYs | −3,030 (−16,773 to 7,892) | −7,656 (−66,973 to 36,339) | 152.7 (−1,423.7 to 1,875.4) | |
| High fasting plasma glucose | Deaths | 546 (98 to 1,274) | 2,976 (604 to 6,690) | 445.3 (333 to 569.6) |
| DALYs | 15,797 (2,804 to 37,471) | 84,912 (17,377 to 192,838) | 437.5 (330.3 to 554) | |
Data in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals. DALYs, disability-adjusted life years.