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. 2019 Sep 3;4(10):e517–e528. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(19)30145-8

Table 3.

Population-attributable fractions and DALYs and costs attributable to ACEs for risk factors and causes of ill health

Population-attributable fractions (%)
Total DALYs for risk factor (thousands)* DALYs attributable to ACEs (thousands)*
Total estimated cost of conditions (billion US$) Total attributable costs by ACE count (billion US$)
Total attributable costs of ACEs (% of GDP)
1 ACE ≥2 ACEs All ACEs 1 ACE ≥2 ACEs All ACEs 1 ACE ≥2 ACEs All ACEs
Risk factors
Harmful alcohol use
Europe 9·1% 15·6% 24·7% 24 478 2217 3825 6042 577 52 90 143 0·65%
North America 7·5% 20·4% 27·9% 4474 335 915 1250 260 19 53 73 0·34%
Illicit drug use
Europe 10·7% 23·4% 34·1% 5702 610 1333 1944 135 14 31 46 0·21%
North America 7·3% 33·8% 41·1% 7059 514 2385 2899 410 30 138 168 0·80%
Smoking
Europe 5·6% 12·6% 18·2% 38 541 2142 4873 7015 909 51 115 165 0·76%
North America 4·1% 19·6% 23·7% 11 595 479 2274 2753 673 28 132 160 0·76%
Obesity
Europe 1·4% 4·2% 5·6% 30 072 430 1251 1681 709 10 30 40 0·18%
North America 1·7% 7·3% 9·0% 12 542 207 917 1124 728 12 53 65 0·31%
Causes of ill health
Anxiety
Europe 7·4% 20·9% 28·3% 3410 252 714 966 80 6 17 23 0·10%
North America 1·2% 30·1% 31·3% 1986 25 597 622 115 1 35 36 0·17%
Depression
Europe 9·2% 18·3% 27·5% 4417 406 807 1213 104 10 19 29 0·13%
North America 4·8% 35·3% 40·1% 1990 95 703 798 116 6 41 46 0·22%
Cancer
Europe 1·6% 9·7% 11·3% 43 828 716 4258 4974 1034 17 100 117 0·54%
North America 2·2% 7·9% 10·1% 16 277 351 1290 1641 945 20 75 95 0·45%
Cardiovascular disease
Europe 2·2% 9·5% 11·7% 67 115 1492 6357 7848 1583 35 150 185 0·85%
North America 2·9% 16·8% 19·7% 16 849 496 2825 3321 978 29 164 193 0·92%
Diabetes
Europe 0·5% 7·4% 7·9% 8602 41 636 677 203 1 15 16 0·07%
North America 2·5% 5·0% 7·5% 4195 104 209 313 244 6 12 18 0·09%
Respiratory disease
Europe 3·6% 14·9% 18·5% 10 657 383 1591 1974 251 9 38 47 0·21%
North America 4·8% 22·8% 27·6% 6176 298 1410 1707 359 17 82 99 0·47%

ACE=Adverse childhood experience. GDP=gross domestic product.

*

Rounded to the nearest thousand.

Rounded to the nearest billion, 2017 GDP.

Based on a single study.