Table 3. Global Guinea worm disease disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) averted comparing observed and alternative scenarios.

Inputs	DALYs
Estimated cases *	1,661,783
DALYs 1990 *	50,725
DALYs observed 1990–2016 *	129,355
Annual 1990 burden remains constant	1,369,586
Increases with population growth	2,014,473
Changes in proportion with safe water coverage	1,119,703
DALYs averted: constant burden	1,240,231
DALYs averted: increases with population	1,885,118
DALYs averted: changes in safe water	990,348

*Using Global Burden of Disease 2016 results.