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. 2014 Oct 10:821–866. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-415766-8.00016-1

TABLE 16.11.

Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) by Malnutrition-Related Risk Factor, Population Group and Region, 1990 and 2010


Child and Maternal Malnutrition
Underweight
Overweight and Obesity

Total DALYs (thousands)
Total DALYs (thousands)
DALYs per 1000 population (no.)
Total DALYs (thousands)
DALYs per 1000 population (no.)
Region 1990 2010 1990 2010 1990 2010 1990 2010 1990 2010
World 339,951 166,147 197,774 77,346 313 121 51,613 93,840 20 25
Developed regions 2,243 1,731 160 51 2 1 29,956 37,959 41 44
Developing regions 337,708 164,416 197,614 77,294 356 135 21,657 55,882 12 19
Africa 121,492 78,017 76,983 43,990 694 278 3,571 9,605 15 24

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization. The state of food and agriculture, 2013. Available at: http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3300e/i3300e.pdf [Accessed 3 June 2013].