Table 3. Comparison of age-standardized DALY rates per 100000 of the population for the 10 most frequent causes of disease burden (32).
| Rank*1 | DE | BE | DK | FI | FR | GR | UK | IE | IT | LU | NL | A | PT | ES | SE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low back pain | 2033 | 1742 (1) | 2014 (1) | 1832 (1) | 1906 (1) | 1806 (1) | 1931 (1) | 1879 (1) | 1570 (1) | 1882 (1) | 1749 (1) | 1910 (1) | 1890 (1) | 1093 (1) | 1982 (1) |
| 2 | Ischemic heart disease | 1406 | 1300 (2) | 1266 (2) | 1585 (2) | 814 (3) | 1711 (2) | 1310 (2) | 1487 (2) | 1019 (2) | 1209 (3) | 980 (3) | 1311 (2) | 960 (2) | 963 (2) | 1202 (2) |
| 3 | Major depressive disorder | 1027 | 842 (3) | 1068 (3) | 1264 (3) | 1014 (2) | 1031 (3) | 656 (5) | 856 (3) | 1024 (3) | 1383 (2) | 1700 (2) | 1056 (3) | 914 (4) | 922 (3) | 1006 (3) |
| 4 | Neck pain | 610 | 613 (7) | 579 (8) | 726 (5) | 609 (8) | 619 (7) | 607 (6) | 616 (4) | 618 (5) | 617 (5) | 609 (6) | 610 (6) | 622 (6) | 610 (5) | 566 (4) |
| 5 | Lung cancer | 576 | 705 (5) | 741 (5) | 387 (13) | 644 (6) | 661 (6) | 595 (7) | 536 (8) | 505 (9) | 581 (7) | 734 (4) | 519 (8) | 447 (11) | 534 (7) | 371 (17) |
| 6 | Falls | 560 | 602 (9) | 566 (9) | 656 (7) | 593 (9) | 567 (8) | 559 (8) | 570 (6) | 549 (6) | 601 (6) | 546 (7) | 611 (4) | 565 (8) | 535 (9) | 548 (5) |
| 7 | Other musculoskeletal conditions | 531 | 532 (11) | 544 (11) | 528 (10) | 540 (10) | 513 (9) | 542 (11) | 537 (9) | 520 (8) | 526 (9) | 533 (8) | 526 (9) | 532 (9) | 546 (6) | 524 (6) |
| 8 | Road injuries | 514 | 766 (4) | 554 (10) | 528 (9) | 633 (7) | 895 (5) | 500 (13) | 551 (7) | 657 (4) | 611 (4) | 458 (11) | 600 (5) | 709 (5) | 597 (4) | 447 (9) |
| 9 | Stroke | 488 | 557 (10) | 638 (7) | 592 (8) | 453 (12) | 939 (4) | 542 (10) | 508 (10) | 537 (7) | 573 (8) | 495 (10) | 491 (13) | 975 (3) | 505 (10) | 484 (8) |
| 10 | Anxiety disorders | 495 | 360 (15) | 381 (16) | 437 (16) | 675 (4) | 498 (10) | 555 (9) | 408 (13) | 368 (13) | 588 (12) | 506 (9) | 374 (17) | 484 (12) | 287 (16) | 471 (11) |
Note: Age-standardized DALY rates (mean) per 100 000 of the population (standardized to WHO world population 2001)
*1Rank in Germany (rank in other countries shown in parentheses)