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. 2017 Dec 18;6:165. doi: 10.1186/s40249-017-0379-y

Table 5.

Distribution of present value of human lives lost in Africa across economic groups and NTDs (in 2015 Int$ or PPP)

NTDs Group 1 Deaths in 2015 Group 1 Present Values in 2015 INT$ % Group 2 Deaths in 2015 Group 2 Present Values in 2015 INT$ % Group 3 Deaths in 2015 Group 3 Present Values in 2015 INT$ %
African Trypanosomiasis 122 28 205 045 3.8 157 17 233 681 0.6 5132 192 392 224 13.6
Chagas disease
Schistosomiasis 1354 313 029 760 42.0 10 798 1 185 282 070 40.2 10 645 399 067 659 28.2
Leishmaniasis 74 17 107 978 2.3 2467 270 799 302 9.2 3331 124 875 000 8.8
Lymphatic filariasis
Onchocerciasis
Cysticercosis 832 192 349 158 25.8 6610 725 570 891 24.6 8907 333 912 225 23.6
Echinococcosis 28 6 473 289 0.9 176 19 319 285 0.7 189 7 085 372 0.5
Dengue 39 9 016 367 1.2 353 38 748 340 1.3 311 11 658 999 0.8
Trachoma
Rabies 504 116 519 202 15.6 4835 530 731 507 18.0 6883 258 035 011 18.2
Ascariasis 167 38 608 545 5.2 932 102 304 398 3.5 604 22 643 200 1.6
Trichuriasis
Hookworm disease
Food-borne trematodes
Leprosy 106 24 506 023 3.3 561 61 580 222 2.1 1745 65 417 855 4.6
TOTAL 3225 745 815 366 100 26 888 2 951 569 697 100 37 747 1 415 087 545 100