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. 2014 Sep 19;111(38):629–638. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0629

Table 2a. Burden of disease for the 21 major disease groups on the second level of the GBD classification system (Germany 2010) (30).

Men
Rank Cause DALY YLL YLD
1 Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases 2551248 2252040 299208
2 Cancer 2452880 2375480 77400
3 Musculoskeletal disease 1679000 16860 1662140
4 Mental and behavioral disorders 1305863 192543 1113320
5 Diabetes, urogenital, blood-related and endocrine disorders 733326 320654 412672
6 Unintentional injury 614616 183137 431479
7 Chronic respiratory diseases 578996 325573 253423
8 Other non-communicable diseases 545057 61685 484372
9 Neurological disorders 491927 202664 289263
10 Transport injuries 345240 170269 174971
11 Intentional injuries 328251 310882 17369
12 Cirrhosis 292923 288070 4853
13 Diarrhea, lower respiratory tract disease, and other infectious diseases 255849 172406 83443
14 Digestive diseases 193883 138585 55298
15 Neonatal disorders 95752 69727 26025
16 Nutritional deficiencies 43650 5476 38174
17 HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis 33241 24171 9069
18 Other communicable diseases 25528 16633 8895
19 NTDs* and malaria 5810 1794 4016
20 Maternal disorders 0 0 0
21 War and desasters 0 0 0

*NTDs: neglected tropical diseases; DALY, disability-adjusted life years; YLL, years of life lost due to premature death; YLD, years lived with disability