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. 2015 Jan 22;8:10.3402/gha.v8.25818. doi: 10.3402/gha.v8.25818

Table 2.

Relatedness of disease groups to the level of economic development

2010 1990

DALYs per 100,000 inhabitants DALYs per 100,000 inhabitants


Cause or cause group LMIC HIC IRF Disease type LMIC HIC IRF Disease type
All causes 38,041 (27,279–52,476) 26,421 (19,917–34,930) 1.4 (0.8–2.6) Ic (Ic-Ic) 51,463 (36,115–73,296) 28,629 (22,174–36,789) 1.8 (1.0–3.3) Ic (Ic-II)
Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disorders 14,604 (10,322–20,676) 1,416 (1,084–1,869) 10.3 (5.5–19.1) II (II-II) 26,602 (18,241–39,060) 2,084 (1,628–2,716) 12.8 (6.7–24.0) II (II-II)
 HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis 2,214 (1,842–2,581) 150 (132–171) 14.7 (10.8–19.6) II (II-II) 1,746 (1,444–2,160) 343 (305–384) 5.1 (3.8–7.1) II (II-II)
 Diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, meningitis, and other common infectious diseases 4,720 (3,173–7,104) 695 (534–921) 6.8 (3.4–13.3) II (II-II) 12,252 (8,029–19,289) 840 (644–1,139) 14.6 (7.0–29.9) II (II-II)
 Neglected tropical diseases and malaria 1,856 (1,200–2,863) 25 (13–45) 74.8 (26.4–224.2) III (II-III) 2,367 (1,507–3,760) 38 (19–69) 62.8 (21.9–194.3) III (II-III)
 Maternal disorders 273 (206–365) 14 (8–24) 19.9 (8.5–44.9) II (II-III) 490 (385–627) 16 (12–23) 30.2 (16.7–50.7) II (II-III)
 Neonatal disorders 3,394 (2,455–4,644) 354 (283–443) 9.6 (5.5–16.4) II (II-II) 6,134 (4,350–8,216) 624 (493–773) 9.8 (5.6–16.7) II (II-II)
 Nutritional deficiencies 1,440 (1,013–1,997) 118 (78–173) 12.2 (5.9–25.5) II (II-II) 2,527 (1,869–3,396) 148 (104–209) 17.0 (8.9–32.5) II (II-II)
 Other communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disorders 707 (433–1,122) 61 (36–92) 11.6 (4.7–31.0) II (II-II) 1,087 (657–1.612) 75 (49–118) 14.5 (5.6–33.0) II (II-II)
Non-communicable diseases 19,079 (13,870–25,683) 22,470 (16,895–29,815) 0.8 (0.5–1.5) Ic (Ib-Ic) 19,841 (14,360–27,282) 23,442 (18,081–30,168) 0.8 (0.5–1.5) Ic (Ib-Ic)
 Neoplasms 2,461 (1,783–3,157) 4,392 (3,401–5,596) 0.6 (0.3–0.9) Ib (Ia-Ic) 2,459 (1,827–3,192) 4,575 (3,636–5,773) 0.5 (0.3–0.9) Ib (Ia-Ic)
 Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases 4,301 (3,639–4,986) 4,290 (3,877–4,973) 1.0 (0.7–1.3) Ic (Ic-Ic) 4,334 (3,670–5,161) 5,774 (5,259–6,239) 0.8 (0.6–1.0) Ic (Ib-Ic)
 Chronic respiratory diseases 1,777 (1,386–2,299) 1,387 (1,068–1,795) 1.3 (0.8–2.2) Ic (Ic-Ic) 2,431 (1,933–3,114) 1,453 (1,148–1,853) 1.7 (1.0–2.7) Ic (Ic-Ic)
 Cirrhosis of the liver 462 (347–601) 394 (320–465) 1.2 (0.7–1.9) Ic (Ic-Ic) 462 (359–577) 464 (388–546) 1.0 (0.7–1.5) Ic (Ib-Ic)
 Digestive diseases except cirrhosis 491 (354–700) 391 (287–553) 1.3 (0.6–2.4) Ic (Ib-Ic) 680 (478–922) 435 (325–601) 1.6 (0.8–2.8) Ic (Ic-Ic)
 Neurological disorders 1,029 (710–1,443) 1,342 (982–1,733) 0.8 (0.4–1.5) Ic (Ib-Ic) 909 (612–1,294) 1,007 (743–1,324) 0.9 (0.5–1.7) Ic (Ib-Ic)
 Other mental and behavioral disorders 20 (13–30) 30 (19–44) 0.7 (0.3–1.6) Ic (Ia-Ic) 21 (12–31) 26 (16–38) 0.8 (0.3–1.9) Ic (Ia-Ic)
 Diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases 1,761 (1,255–2,495) 1,916 (1,380–2,780) 0.9 (0.5–1.8) Ic (Ib-Ic) 1,626 (1,098–2,536) 1,577 (1,152–2,211) 1.0 (0.5–2.2) Ic (Ib-Ic)
 Musculoskeletal disorders 2,247 (1,577–3,068) 3,762 (2,639–5,084) 0.6 (0.3–1.2) Ib (Ia-Ic) 1,967 (1,364–2,690) 3,447 (2,414–4,664) 0.6 (0.3–1.1) Ib (Ia-Ic)
 Other non-communicable diseases 1,930 (1,092–3,180) 1,441 (787–2,443) 1.3 (0.4–4.0) Ic (Ib-II) 2,504 (1,401–4,232) 1,705 (974–2,759) 1.5 (0.5–4.3) Ic (Ib-II)
Injuries 4,358 (3,087–6,117) 2,535 (1,937–3,246) 1.7 (1.0–3.2) Ic (Ic-II) 5,020 (3,514–6,954) 3,104 (2,466–3,905) 1.6 (0.9–2.8) Ic (Ic-Ic)
 Transport injuries 1,295 (946–1,773) 701 (570–874) 1.8 (1.1–3.1) Ic (Ic-II) 1,200 (797–1,705) 1,060 (873–1,278) 1.1 (0.6–2.0) Ic (Ib-Ic)
 Unintentional injuries other than transport injuries 1,872 (1,351–2,549) 1,128 (850–1,482) 1.7 (0.9–3.0) Ic (Ic-Ic) 2,722 (1,949–3,725) 1,182 (922–1,517) 2.3 (1.3–4.0) Ic (Ic-II)
 Self-harm and interpersonal violence 948 (647–1,315) 690 (508–865) 1.4 (0.7–2.6) Ic (Ic-Ic) 957 (670–1,300) 848 (663–1,088) 1.1 (0.6–2.0) Ic (Ib-Ic)
 Forces of nature, war, and legal intervention 243 (142–481) 17 (10–26) 14.7 (5.6–46.2) II (II-III) 141 (98–223) 14 (8–22) 10.2 (4.4–27.1) II (II-II)

Own calculations based on Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 data. DALYs: disability-adjusted life years; LMIC: low- and middle-income countries; HIC: high-income countries; IRF: income relation factor, ratio of DALYs per 100,000 inhabitants in LMIC versus HIC; Disease Type Ia: strongly affluence-related diseases; Ib: moderately affluence related; Ic: unrelated to the level of economic development; II: moderately poverty related; III: strongly poverty related. In brackets, the 95% uncertainty interval is given, based on GBD 2010 figures. For details, please refer to the methodological appendix.