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. 2024 Apr;23(4):344–381. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00038-3

Table 3.

Global disability-adjusted life-years per 100 000 people by five broad age categories for all conditions with neurological health loss

Aged <5 years Rank Aged 5–19 years Rank Aged 20–59 years Rank Aged 60–79 years Rank Aged ≥80 years Rank
All neurological conditions 11 806·6 (10 144·1–13 813·9) NA 1705·4 (1227·4–2372·8) NA 3443·1 (2639·2–4531·4) NA 13 742·8 (12 096·7–15 569·1) NA 38 329·3 (31 687·1–50 519·4) NA
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 44·2 (21·2–101·5) 13 1504·2 (746·6–3345·6) 2 13 047·1 (5903·4–27 898·8) 2
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder 2·4 (1·2–4·2) 24 28·3 (14·5–48) 14 10·7 (5·8–17·1) 23 1·0 (0·5–1·9) 29 0·0 (0·0–0·0) 33
Autism spectrum disorder 169·1 (114·9–237·3) 7 161·4 (109·2–227·2) 4 146·2 (99·4–206·3) 6 112·9 (77·4–157·1) 9 59·5 (40·5–83·6) 14
Cerebral malaria 2·8 (2·0–3·6) 23 8·8 (6·4–11·2) 22 5·0 (3·6–6·3) 27 0·8 (0·6–1·0) 30 0·0 (0·0–0·0) 32
Congenital birth defects* 27·2 (15·4–46·4) 14 20·5 (9·4–39·1) 15 17·4 (7·9–33·5) 19 13·1 (5·8–25·5) 23 10·0 (4·3–19·5) 20
Congenital Zika syndrome* 0·0 (0·0–0·0) 30 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA
COVID-19* 8·6 (0·5–35·7) 18 15·4 (1·0–65·3) 18 40·1 (1·0–133·9) 16 32·6 (0·9–97·5) 18 30·0 (0·9–79·2) 17
Cystic echinococcosis* 0·0 (0·0–0·0) 31 0·0 (0·0–0·1) 34 0·1 (0·0–0·1) 35 0·1 (0·1–0·1) 35 0·0 (0·0–0·1) 31
Diabetic neuropathy 0·0 (0·0–0·0) 32 1·5 (0·8–2·4) 27 260·5 (171·9–387·6) 3 1397·3 (911·8–1930·8) 3 1493·5 (1026·5–2052·6) 4
Down syndrome* 3·2 (2·1–4·7) 22 3·0 (2·0–4·3) 25 1·3 (0·8–1·8) 31 0·1 (0·1–0·2) 34 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA
Encephalitis 270·6 (196·3–342·6) 4 49·6 (41·3–59·1) 11 34·9 (30·5–41·0) 17 63·8 (56–73·9) 14 89·6 (74·4–107·0) 10
Epilepsy 211·5 (163·7–268·9) 6 185·1 (137·0–261·7) 3 174·0 (134·1–219·5) 4 176·9 (125·9–247·7) 7 268·5 (186·4–379·7) 5
Fetal alcohol syndrome 0·4 (0·2–0·7) 27 0·4 (0·2–0·6) 32 0·3 (0·2–0·4) 34 0·1 (0·1–0·2) 33 0·1 (0·1–0·2) 30
Guillain–Barré syndrome 0·4 (0·2–0·7) 28 0·5 (0·2–0·8) 31 0·6 (0·3–0·9) 33 1·2 (0·7–2·0) 28 1·4 (0·8–2·2) 25
Idiopathic intellectual disability 68·3 (32·4–118·0) 11 70·4 (33·7–118·7) 7 43·1 (19·4–74·0) 14 17·1 (7·2–30·4) 21 9·8 (4·9–16·7) 21
Klinefelter syndrome* 0·1 (0·1–0·2) 29 0·0 (0·0–0·1) 33 0·0 (0·0–0·0) 36 0·0 (0·0–0·0) 36 0·0 (0·0–0·0) 34
Meningitis 1234·9 (869·5–1741·7) 2 130·4 (111·0–161·3) 5 72·4 (65·0–83·4) 11 69·8 (64·2–77·9) 13 84·1 (75·1–92·4) 11
Migraine 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 380·0 (24·7–946·6) 1 750·8 (117·3–1617·8) 2 451·6 (112·3–953·6) 4 238·3 (65·8–499·5) 6
Motor neuron disease 6·2 (4·9–7·7) 19 1·3 (1·0–1·5) 28 8·7 (8·0–9·6) 24 57·3 (53·2–61·9) 15 48·2 (39·8–54·1) 16
Multiple sclerosis 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 0·5 (0·4–0·7) 30 15·1 (12·7–17·8) 22 31·8 (28·1–35·8) 19 24·4 (20·7–28·3) 18
Neonatal encephalopathy 8316·7 (7072·6–9991·8) 1 64·9 (46·3–85·6) 8 55·4 (40·1–72·0) 12 25·8 (18·8–33·0) 20 2·1 (1·3–3·0) 23
Neonatal jaundice* 13·2 (9·5–16·8) 15 11·6 (8·4–14·8) 21 8·7 (6·3–11·2) 25 3·9 (2·8–5·0) 26 0·4 (0·3–0·6) 28
Neonatal sepsis* 42·3 (27·1–61·1) 13 39·5 (24·7–57·1) 12 31·3 (19·6–45·2) 18 13·5 (8·3–19·3) 22 0·6 (0·3–0·9) 27
Nervous system cancer 94·9 (71·4–121·5) 10 60·2 (50·3–71·7) 10 106·6 (91·2–125·6) 7 280·0 (245·7–316·1) 6 208·8 (174·3–232·0) 8
Neural tube defects 722·6 (580·8–899·4) 3 17·0 (12·5–23·6) 17 4·5 (3·6–5·9) 29 1·6 (1·2–2·1) 27 1·3 (0·9–1·8) 26
Neurocysticercosis 0·8 (0·1–1·9) 25 1·6 (0·8–2·5) 26 16·1 (9·1–23·8) 21 45·7 (24·8–76·2) 17 65·4 (36·1–105·0) 13
Neurosyphilis 0·7 (0·4–1·0) 26 1·1 (0·7–1·6) 29 0·8 (0·5–1·1) 32 0·6 (0·4–0·8) 31 0·4 (0·3–0·6) 29
Chromosomal anomalies* 12·2 (8·1–17·3) 17 5·8 (3·9–8·2) 24 2·3 (1·5–3·3) 30 0·4 (0·2–0·5) 32 0·0 (0·0–0·0) 36
Other neurological disorders 44·6 (36·2–54·4) 12 60·2 (44·2–84·0) 9 41·8 (34·6–49·6) 15 94·7 (84·0–106·8) 11 157·8 (133·9–176·9) 9
Parkinson's disease 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 16·2 (13·6–19·1) 20 430·7 (389·5–472·1) 5 1773·2 (1550·8–1925·0) 3
Preterm birth* 264·9 (190·4–344·9) 5 234·3 (168·4–305·2) 2 165·7 (120·5–212·9) 5 56·0 (41·9–71·4) 16 14·1 (9·6–20·9) 19
Rabies 12·8 (4·5–24·6) 16 12·3 (6·6–17·9) 19 4·9 (3·1–6·8) 28 3·9 (2·5–5·4) 25 1·6 (1·1–2·2) 24
Spinal cord injury 3·2 (2·3–4·2) 21 17·6 (11·9–23·5) 16 74·7 (52·3–99·2) 10 103·2 (74·5–132·7) 10 83·0 (57·6–113·0) 12
Stroke 147·5 (109·0–196·8) 8 72·9 (65·0–80·2) 6 1126·1 (1035·5–1218·4) 1 8490·9 (7827·5–9108·6) 1 20 336·1 (17 762·6–22 137·4) 1
Tension-type headache 0·0 (0·0–0·0) NA 29·7 (4·8–148·1) 13 77·5 (23·3–238·7) 8 75·4 (23·3–224·1) 12 49·4 (12·2–165·8) 15
Tetanus 120·5 (51·4–218·6) 9 7·8 (3·5–13·8) 23 7·5 (3·3–12·2) 26 8·2 (3·7–12·8) 24 4·2 (1·5–7·2) 22
Traumatic brain injury 3·9 (2·6–5·3) 20 11·8 (8·3–16·0) 20 77·5 (54·2–103·7) 9 176·5 (126·5–236·6) 8 226·3 (160·7–298·5) 7

Rates are provided to one decimal place. Due to rounding, values for some rare conditions (eg, tetanus, rabies, neurocysticercosis, and congenital Zika syndrome) are shown as 0·0, but the actual values are higher than 0·0.

*

Neurological complications related to this condition.