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. 2016 May 20;31(Suppl 2):S114–S120. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.S2.S114

Table 1. Top ten most burdensome diseases/conditions in Korea, 2013.

Rank DALY YLL YLD
Male Female Male Female Male Female
1 Low back pain & neck pain Low back pain & neck pain Stroke Stroke Low back pain & neck pain Low back pain & neck pain
2 Stroke Stroke Self-harm Self-harm Skin disease Depression
3 Self-harm Depression Liver cancer Ischemic heart disease Diabetes Iron-deficiency anemia
4 Diabetes Iron-deficiency anemia Lung cancer Diabetes Sense organ disease Migraine
5 Liver cancer Other musculoskeletal disorders Stomach cancer Stomach cancer Iron-deficiency anemia Other musculoskeletal disorders
6 Lung cancer Diabetes Ischemic heart disease Lung cancer Migraine Skin disease
7 Ischemic heart disease Migraine Road injuries Liver cancer Depression Sense organ disease
8 Road injuries Skin disease Diabetes Road injuries Other musculoskeletal disorders Anxiety
9 Stomach cancer Ischemic heart disease Colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer Drug use Diabetes
10 COPD Self-harm COPD Breast cancer COPD Gynecologic problems

Based on age-standardized calculation; Each values for diseases are presented at website of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare.

DALY, disability-adjusted life year; YLL, years of life lost; YLD, years lived with disability; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.