Table 8.

Disability weights of adverse health effects

Health consequence	Disability weight	Effect duration	Numbering in Figures 4, 5 and 6	Source
Cognitive impairment	Moderate IDA: 0.006	Permanent	8.1	[47]
	Severe IDA: 0.024
Low physical activity	Moderate IDA: 0.011	Temporary	8.2	[47]
	Severe IDA: 0.087
Diarrhea	0.119	Temporary	8.3	[39]
Measles	0.152	Temporary	8.4	[39]
Respiratory disease	0.279	Temporary	8.5	[39]
Stunting	0.002	Permanent	8.6	[39]

For ZnD and VAD they are obtained from the global burden of disease study by the WHO [39], while weights for IDA are provided by Stein, who distinguishes weights by type of disability [46].