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. 2014 Jul 31;3:21. doi: 10.1186/2049-9957-3-21

Table 1.

Estimated number of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) (in thousands) by IDoP

Infectious diseases of poverty Estimated DALYs (in thousands)
Neglected tropical diseases
Viral: Dengue
1, 243
Rabies
2, 297
Protozoan: Human African trypanosomiasis
1, 346
Chagas disease
499
Leishmaniasis
3, 754
Helminth: Cysticercosis/Taeniasis
503
Dracunculiasis

Echinococcosis
600
Food borne trematodiasis
665
Lymphatic filariasis
2, 740
Onchocerciasis
564
Schistosomiasis
3, 971
Ascariasis
1, 254
Trichuriasis
630
Hookworm disease
3, 159
Bacterial: Buruli ulcer

Leprosy
215
Trachoma
308
Yaws

Tuberculosis
42,240
HIV/AIDS
95,226
Malaria 55,414

Source: WHO. Disease Burden: DALY Estimates 2011 and Global Burden of Diseases 2010.