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. 2016 Jun 2;31(Suppl 2):S121–S128. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.S2.S121

Table 3. Top 5 causes of death by YLLs per 100,000 individuals according to sex*.

Rank Male Female Total
Disease YLLs/per 100,000 Disease YLLs/per 100,000 Disease YLLs/per 100,000
1 Self-harm 729 Self-harm 417 Self-harm 573
2 Ischemic heart disease 374 Ischemic heart disease 241 Ischemic heart disease 308
3 Liver cancer 362 Hemorrhagic and other non-ischemic stroke 202 Lung cancer 250
4 Lung cancer 351 Ischemic stroke 177 Liver cancer 234
5 Cirrhosis of the liver 320 Lung cancer 149 Hemorrhagic and other non-ischemic stroke 228

YLLs, years of life lost.

*Garbage code deaths redistributed; The mortality data from 2010 were applied because prevalence data from 2010 were used to calculate the disability-adjusted life years; Including tracheal and bronchial cancer.