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. 2016 Nov 29;16:1205. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3868-1

Table 5.

EOD attributable burden of disease (DALYs) by gender and causes in Australia

Cause/Illness Male (%) Female (%) Total
Anxiety 15,890 (16.7) 24,908 (17.8) 40,797
Depression 28,888 (30.3) 44,786 (32.0) 73,673
PTSD 18,366 (19.3) 32,776 (23.4) 51,142
Psychological disorders 32,235 (33.8) 37,604 (26.8) 69,840
Total of illnesses attributable to EOD 95,379 (100) 140,073 (100) 235,452
DALYs from all causes in Australiaa 1,364,614 1,268,156 2,632,770
Percentage of all DALYs attributable to EOD 7.0% 11.0% 8.9%

Note: The values are DALYs attributable to the prevalence of EOD in a year. The percentages in parentheses indicate DALYs caused by EOD as a proportion of the total

aThis data was taken from The burden of disease and injury in Australia 2003 [49]