TABLE A1.
Morbidity and Mortality Rates for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases
| Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases | Percentage Mortality | Percentage DALYs |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular disease | ||
| Rheumatic heart disease, hypertensive heart disease, ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, inflammatory heart disease | 49.90 | 21.23 |
| Malignant neoplasms | ||
| Mouth and oropharynx cancers; esophagus cancer; stomach cancer; colon and rectum cancers; liver cancer; pancreas cancer; trachea, bronchus, lung cancers; melanoma and other skin cancers; breast cancer, cervix uteri cancer; corpus uteri cancer; ovary cancer; prostate cancer; bladder cancer; lymphomas; multiple myeloma; leukemia | 21.23 | 10.83 |
| Respiratory diseases | ||
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma | 11.04 | 7.90 |
| Digestive diseases | ||
| Peptic ulcer disease, cirrhosis of the liver, appendicitis | 5.87 | 6.66 |
| Neuropsychiatric conditions | ||
| Unipolar depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, epilepsy, alcohol use disorders, Alzheimer's and other dementias, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, drug use disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, insomnia, migraine, lead-caused mental retardation | 3.32 | 27.70 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2.95 | 2.32 |
| Genitourinary diseases | ||
| Nephritis and nephrosis, benign prostatic hypertrophy | 2.53 | 2.18 |
| Endocrine disorders | 0.72 | 1.14 |
| Other neoplasms | 0.44 | 0.25 |
| Musculoskeletal diseases | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, low back pain | 0.32 | 4.32 |
| Skin diseases | 0.21 | 0.54 |
| Congenital anomalies | ||
| Abdominal wall defect, anencephaly, anorectal atresia, cleft lip, cleft palate, esophageal atresia, renal agenesis, Down syndrome, congenital heart anomalies, spina bifida | 0.15 | 3.92 |
| Sense organ diseases | ||
| Glaucoma, cataracts, age-related vision disorders, adult-onset hearing loss | 0.01 | 9.94 |
| Oral conditions | ||
| Dental caries, periodontal disease, edentulism | 0.01 | 1.06 |
| Total leading chronic disease: CVD, DM, COPD, cancer | 85.12 | 42.29 |
Source: Author's calculations, based on World Health Report 2004 and Global Burden of Disease Statistics, World Health Organization.
Notes: CVD is cardiovascular disease; DM is diabetes mellitus; COPD is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and cancer is malignant neoplasms.