Table 1.
Leading causes of Disability-Adjusted Life Years in Low/Middle-income and High-Income Countries, by World Bank Region, 2001
| Rank | South Asia (GNI: $450) LE:63 |
Sub-Saharan Africa (GNI: $460) LE:46 |
East Asia and the Pacific (GNI: $900) LE:69 |
Europe and Central Asia (GNI: $1,970) LE:69 |
Middle East and North Africa (GNI: $2,200) LE:68 |
Latin America and the Caribbean (GNI: $3,580) LE:71 |
High–income countries (GNI: $26,500) LE:78 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perinatal conditions | HIV/AIDS | Cerebrovascular diseases | Ischemic heart disease | Ischemic heart disease | Perinatal conditions | Ischemic heart disease |
| 2 | Lower respiratory infections | Malaria | Perinatal conditions | Cerebrovascular diseases | Perinatal conditions | Unipolar depressive | Cerebrovascular diseases |
| 3 | Ischemic heart disease | Lower respiratory infections | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Unipolar depressive disorders | Traffic accidents | Homicide and violence | Unipolar depressive disorders |
| 4 | Diarrheal diseases | Diarrheal diseases | Ischemic heart disease | Self-inflicted injuries | Lower respiratory infections | Ischemic heart disease | Alzheimer’s and other dementias |
| 5 | Unipolar depressive disorders | Perinatal conditions | Unipolar depressive disorders | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Diarrheal diseases | Cerebrovascular diseases | Tracheal and lung cancer |
GNI = gross national income per capita (US$); LE = life expectancy at birth (average male and female).
Sources: Lopez AD, Mathers CD, Ezzati M, Jamison DT, Murray CJL, edsin Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors, 2006
World Development Indicators, 2003