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. 2020 Feb 17;18:20. doi: 10.1186/s12961-020-0532-0

Table 4.

Top health categories, subcategories and diseases/conditions funded in 2016

Health category Number (%) Top four health subcategories Number (%) Top diseases/conditions within each subcategory Number (%)
Non-communicable 40,035 (72%) Malignant neoplasms 9483 (24%) Breast cancer 803 (8%)
Mental and substance use disorders 5945 (15%) Alcohol use disorders 574 (10%)
Neurological conditions 4981 (12%) Alzheimer disease and other dementia 1792 (36%)
Cardiovascular diseases 4473 (11%) Stroke 632 (14%)
Communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions 11,123 (20%) Infectious and parasitic diseases 8826 (79%) HIV/AIDS 3039 (34%)
Respiratory infections 738 (7%) Lower respiratory infections 616 (83%)
Nutritional deficiencies 651 (6%) Protein/energy malnutrition 488 (75%)
Neonatal conditions and maternal conditions 496 (4%) Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 200 (40%)
Injuries 3056 (6%) Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes 2776 (91%) Injuries to unspecified part of trunk, limb or body region 1242 (45%)
External causes of injuries 280 (9%) Self-harm 112 (40%)
Others 1127 (2%)