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. 2014 May 8;11:E75. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.130344

Table 2. Top 10 Rankings for Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), Years of Life Lost in a Population Attributable to Premature Mortality (YLLs), Years of Life Lost in a Population Attributable to Disability (YLDs), and Risk Factors for Disease and Injury in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories, 1990 and 2010.

Rank 1990
2010
DALYs (5) YLLs (6) YLDs (7) Risk
Factors (9)
DALYs (5) YLLs (6) YLDs (7) Risk Factors (9)
1 Lower respiratory infections Lower respiratory infections Iron-deficiency anemia Household air pollution Lower respiratory infections Lower respiratory infections Major depressive disorder High fasting plasma glucose
2 Diarrheal diseases Diarrheal diseases Major depressive disorder Childhood underweight Diabetes Diabetes Low back pain High body mass index
3 Malaria Malaria Low back pain Tobacco smoking Diarrheal diseases Diarrheal diseases Iron-deficiency anemia Tobacco smoking
4 Tuberculosis Protein energy malnutrition Hookworm disease Suboptimal breastfeeding Tuberculosis Malaria Diabetes Household air pollution
5 Protein energy malnutrition Preterm birth complications Tuberculosis High fasting plasma glucose Malaria Ischemic heart disease Hookworm disease Alcohol use
6 Preterm birth complications Tuberculosis Anxiety disorders Alcohol use Ischemic heart disease Tuberculosis Tuberculosis High blood pressure
7 Meningitis Meningitis Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease High blood pressure Preterm birth complications Preterm birth complications Anxiety disorders Physical inactivity
8 Diabetes Poisonings Diabetes High body mass index Asthma Cerebrovascular disease Neck pain Childhood underweight
9 Poisonings Diabetes Neck pain Iron deficiency HIV/AIDS Meningitis Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Diet low in fruits
10 Ischemic heart disease Ischemic heart disease Falls Diet low in fruits Meningitis HIV/AIDS Other musculoskeletal disorders Suboptimal breastfeeding