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. 2018 Nov 10;392(10159):1789–1858. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32279-7

Table 2.

Global age-standardised prevalence rates per 100 000 for males and females for Level 2 GBD causes with the relative difference between the sexes for 1990 and 2017

Prevalence in thousands, 1990
Prevalence in thousands, 2017
Percentage change, 1990–2017
Males Females Sex difference Males Females Sex difference Males Females
Substance use disorders 3008 (2773 to 3237) 1439 (1319 to 1557) 1·09 (1·03 to 1·15) 3018 (2782 to 3252) 1400 (1279 to 1524) 1·16 (1·09 to 1·23) 0·3% (−1·2 to 2·0) −2·7% (−4·1 to −1·2)
Unintentional injuries 14 678 (13 770 to 15 758) 10 230 (9589 to 10 981) 0·43 (0·40 to 0·47) 13 773 (12 888 to 14 884) 9747 (9148 to 10 484) 0·41 (0·38 to 0·45) −6·2% (−6·8 to −5·4) −4·7% (−5·6 to −3·8)
Self-harm and interpersonal violence 3193 (2893 to 3529) 5637 (5058 to 6278) 0·43 (0·39 to 0·48) 3265 (2943 to 3630) 5643 (5057 to 6302) 0·42 (0·37 to 0·47) 2·3% (−0·1 to 4·9) 0·1% (−1·5 to 1·7)
HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections 11 433 (10 355 to 12 703) 18 320 (16 789 to 19 998) 0·38 (0·36 to 0·39) 11 902 (10 826 to 13 196) 18 936 (17 366 to 20 631) 0·37 (0·36 to 0·39) 4·1% (3·3 to 4·9) 3·4% (2·6 to 4·1)
Transport injuries 3150 (2924 to 3384) 2367 (2189 to 2576) 0·33 (0·30 to 0·37) 3322 (3082 to 3582) 2336 (2154 to 2535) 0·42 (0·39 to 0·47) 5·4% (4·1 to 7·2) −1·3% (−2·6 to 0·0)
Neoplasms 917 (871 to 938) 1191 (1167 to 1219) 0·23 (0·21 to 0·27) 1188 (1146 to 1244) 1355 (1318 to 1391) 0·12 (0·07 to 0·16) 29·6% (26·4 to 34·9) 13·8% (9·4 to 17·7)
Other non-communicable diseases 57 424 (55 351 to 59 629) 73 370 (72 026 to 74 850) 0·22 (0·20 to 0·23) 55 565 (53 542 to 57 701) 72 470 (71 183 to 73 891) 0·23 (0·22 to 0·25) −3·2% (−3·7 to −2·8) −1·2% (−1·5 to −1·0)
Maternal and neonatal disorders 1435 (1264 to 1629) 1820 (1643 to 2018) 0·21 (0·18 to 0·25) 1953 (1712 to 2208) 2288 (2027 to 2586) 0·15 (0·11 to 0·18) 36·1% (29·3 to 43·0) 25·7% (18·9 to 32·2)
Digestive diseases 26 590 (25 678 to 27 503) 22 435 (21 585 to 23 377) 0·19 (0·17 to 0·20) 28 165 (27 283 to 29 064) 23 417 (22 581 to 24 342) 0·20 (0·19 to 0·21) 5·9% (5·1 to 6·8) 4·4% (3·7 to 5·1)
Neurological disorders 36 664 (34 401 to 39 294) 42 703 (40 642 to 45 164) 0·14 (0·13 to 0·16) 36 952 (34 695 to 39 469) 42 718 (40 688 to 45 034) 0·14 (0·12 to 0·15) 0·8% (−0·1 to 1·6) 0·0% (−0·6 to 0·7)
Musculoskeletal disorders 15 247 (14 414 to 16 131) 17 770 (16 882 to 18 766) 0·14 (0·13 to 0·15) 14 918 (14 143 to 15 761) 17 581 (16 745 to 18 503) 0·15 (0·14 to 0·16) −2·2% (−3·0 to −1·4) −1·1% (−2·0 to −0·2)
Nutritional deficiencies 28 066 (27 246 to 28 935) 31 354 (30 605 to 32 153) 0·11 (0·09 to 0·12) 23 473 (22 648 to 24 309) 26 059 (25 332 to 26 864) 0·10 (0·08 to 0·11) −16·4% (−18·0 to −14·6) −16·9% (−18·0 to −15·8)
Diabetes and kidney diseases 10 920 (10 428 to 11 489) 12 120 (11 558 to 12 743) 0·10 (0·09 to 0·11) 12 036 (11 453 to 12 688) 13 044 (12 444 to 13 733) 0·08 (0·07 to 0·09) 10·2% (8·1 to 12·5) 7·6% (5·6 to 9·6)
Enteric infections 1115 (1043 to 1189) 1216 (1141 to 1292) 0·08 (0·07 to 0·09) 1180 (1096 to 1261) 1313 (1221 to 1405) 0·10 (0·09 to 0·11) 5·8% (2·8 to 9·1) 8·0% (5·0 to 11·3)
Respiratory infections and tuberculosis 33 220 (29 889 to 37 160) 31 051 (27 950 to 34 713) 0·07 (0·06 to 0·08) 29 021 (26 238 to 32 454) 27 301 (24 756 to 30 428) 0·06 (0·06 to 0·07) −12·6% (−14·2 to −11·0) −12·1% (−13·5 to −10·7)
Mental disorders 12 264 (11 533 to 13 003) 13 237 (12 584 to 13 938) 0·07 (0·05 to 0·10) 12 010 (11 338 to 12 694) 12 834 (12 214 to 13 494) 0·06 (0·04 to 0·09) −2·1% (−2·7 to −1·4) −3·0% (−3·6 to −2·5)
Cardiovascular diseases 6496 (6261 to 6744) 6149 (5904 to 6414) 0·06 (0·05 to 0·07) 6253 (6031 to 6482) 5939 (5716 to 6177) 0·05 (0·04 to 0·06) −3·8% (−4·4 to −3·1) −3·4% (−4·1 to −2·7)
Chronic respiratory diseases 7926 (7441 to 8420) 8411 (7890 to 8935) 0·06 (0·05 to 0·07) 6731 (6248 to 7268) 7267 (6742 to 7825) 0·07 (0·06 to 0·09) −15·1% (−17·7 to −12·5) −13·6% (−16·0 to −11·3)
Skin and subcutaneous diseases 25 139 (24 328 to 26 021) 26 565 (25 776 to 27 407) 0·05 (0·05 to 0·06) 25 221 (24 454 to 26 042) 26 592 (25 832 to 27 377) 0·05 (0·05 to 0·06) 0·3% (−0·4 to 1·0) 0·1% (−0·5 to 0·6)
Other infectious diseases 1574 (1497 to 1661) 1633 (1563 to 1709) 0·04 (0·01 to 0·07) 1336 (1273 to 1404) 1381 (1330 to 1437) 0·03 (0·00 to 0·07) −15·1% (−18·8 to −11·3) −15·4% (−18·1 to −12·7)
Neglected tropical diseases and malaria 29 748 (28 431 to 31 138) 28 954 (27 613 to 30 320) 0·03 (0·02 to 0·03) 17 001 (16 259 to 17 864) 16 834 (16 104 to 17 681) 0·01 (0·00 to 0·02) −42·8% (−46·3 to −38·7) −41·9% (−45·5 to −37·6)
Sense organ diseases 25 031 (24 477 to 25 581) 25 473 (24 949 to 26 007) 0·02 (0·01 to 0·02) 24 868 (24 325 to 25 411) 25 892 (25 375 to 26 438) 0·04 (0·03 to 0·04) −0·7% (−0·8 to −0·5) 1·6% (1·4 to 1·9)

Data in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals. The relative difference for each of the 22 Level 2 causes between sexes were calculated using the values for females as the denominator. The causes are ranked by the value of the sex difference in 1990. All changes are significant.