Table 1.
Causes
|
Rank
|
Percentage of total
|
---|---|---|
Lower respiratory infections† | 1 | 8.2 |
Diarrhoeal diseases† | 2 | 7.2 |
Perinatal conditions† | 3 | 6.7 |
Unipolar major depression | 4 | 3.7 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 5 | 3.4 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 6 | 2.8 |
Tuberculosis | 7 | 2.8 |
Measles† | 8 | 2.6 |
Road traffic crashes | 9 | 2.5 |
Congenital abnormalities† | 10 | 2.4 |
DALYs are indicators of the time lived with a disability and the time lost to premature mortality.
Primarily or exclusively childhood diseases.