Table 1.
No of deaths (millions) | Burden of disease (% of total global burden of disease)* | |
---|---|---|
Tuberculosis† | 1.6(>90%) | 2.5(>90%) |
Indoor air pollution | 1.6(>95%) | 2.6(>95%) |
Smoking | 4.8 (50%) | 4.1(>50%) |
Burden of disease is measured in disability adjusted life years (DALY).
Deaths from tuberculosis exclude those among people with HIV according to the tenth revision of the International Classification of Disease system (ICD-10). When people with HIV are included, the total number of deaths is about 2 million.3