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. 2020 Oct 17;396(10258):1223–1249. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30752-2

Table.

Global age-standardised SEVs for both sexes combined in 1990, 2010, and 2019, and annualised rate of change between 1990 and 2019 and 2010 and 2019

SEV 1990 SEV 2010 SEV 2019 ARC 1990–2019 ARC 2010–19
All risk factors 23·09 (20·22 to 25·67) 21·21 (18·04 to 24·26) 21·22 (18·05 to 24·42) −0·29% (−0·46 to −0·15)* 0·00% (−0·18 to 0·20)
Environmental and occupational risks 52·55 (48·66 to 55·92) 48·50 (44·44 to 52·15) 45·36 (41·16 to 49·19) −0·51% (−0·62 to −0·40)* −0·74% (−0·88 to −0·61)*
Unsafe water, sanitation, and handwashing 55·40 (54·39 to 56·61) 49·70 (48·99 to 50·47) 47·13 (46·51 to 47·84) −0·56% (−0·61 to −0·51)* −0·59% (−0·67 to −0·52)*
Unsafe water source 42·78 (41·06 to 44·39) 36·29 (34·57 to 37·92) 32·74 (30·82 to 34·41) −0·92% (−1·08 to −0·76)* −1·14% (−1·52 to −0·77)*
Unsafe sanitation 56·28 (54·14 to 58·38) 38·21 (35·98 to 40·80) 28·93 (26·81 to 31·24) −2·29% (−2·52 to −2·07)* −3·09% (−3·68 to −2·47)*
No access to handwashing facility 36·77 (36·54 to 37·03) 34·05 (33·80 to 34·32) 32·19 (31·92 to 32·48) −0·46% (−0·50 to −0·42)* −0·63% (−0·70 to −0·56)*
Air pollution 45·11 (32·85 to 56·03) 38·36 (28·33 to 48·55) 34·68 (25·76 to 44·37) −0·91% (−1·21 to −0·60)* −1·12% (−1·48 to −0·81)*
Particulate matter pollution 44·22 (31·97 to 55·06) 37·56 (27·57 to 47·75) 33·94 (25·11 to 43·56) −0·91% (−1·24 to −0·61)* −1·13% (−1·48 to −0·81)*
Ambient particulate matter pollution 15·65 (10·62 to 21·58) 22·98 (18·28 to 27·62) 26·22 (21·57 to 30·50) 1·78% (0·95 to 2·71)* 1·46% (0·81 to 2·10)*
Household air pollution from solid fuels 27·08 (16·20 to 38·13) 16·33 (9·59 to 24·52) 11·71 (6·64 to 18·27) −2·89% (−3·60 to −2·25)* −3·70% (−4·64 to −2·88)*
Ambient ozone pollution 47·56 (22·76 to 60·54) 54·34 (29·48 to 65·36) 55·06 (32·21 to 67·16) 0·51% (0·27 to 1·24)* 0·15% (−0·10 to 1·08)
Non-optimal temperature 29·57 (26·06 to 33·72) 30·21 (26·17 to 34·83) 29·53 (25·41 to 34·26) 0·00% (−0·13 to 0·11) −0·25% (−0·39 to −0·13)*
High temperature 25·98 (22·07 to 30·21) 29·25 (24·92 to 33·82) 29·59 (25·16 to 34·26) 0·45% (0·29 to 0·59)* 0·13% (−0·01 to 0·26)
Low temperature 33·21 (29·24 to 37·58) 33·47 (29·06 to 38·25) 32·92 (28·44 to 37·82) −0·03% (−0·13 to 0·06) −0·18% (−0·31 to −0·07)*
Other environmental risks 50·81 (40·53 to 59·86) 45·11 (34·46 to 55·29) 39·67 (29·01 to 50·86) −0·85% (−1·18 to −0·55)* −1·43% (−1·95 to −0·93)*
Residential radon 18·54 (12·37 to 25·82) 18·20 (12·23 to 25·41) 18·12 (12·17 to 25·43) −0·08% (−0·27 to 0·10) −0·05% (−0·25 to 0·14)
Lead exposure 68·52 (53·18 to 80·97) 59·82 (43·52 to 74·40) 51·26 (35·09 to 67·32) −1·00% (−1·43 to −0·63)* −1·72% (−2·40 to −1·09)*
Occupational risks 3·36 (2·99 to 3·90) 3·33 (2·97 to 3·89) 3·32 (2·96 to 3·87) −0·05% (−0·15 to 0·05) −0·05% (−0·22 to 0·13)
Behavioural risks 16·80 (14·82 to 19·05) 15·38 (13·28 to 17·72) 15·09 (12·96 to 17·43) −0·37% (−0·50 to −0·25)* −0·21% (−0·36 to −0·07)*
Child and maternal malnutrition 20·05 (19·06 to 21·19) 17·77 (16·61 to 19·07) 17·23 (15·98 to 18·55) −0·52% (−0·67 to −0·40)* −0·34% (−0·51 to −0·18)*
Suboptimal breastfeeding 21·66 (20·28 to 22·96) 20·05 (18·26 to 21·34) 19·34 (17·42 to 20·68) −0·39% (−0·55 to −0·31)* −0·40% (−0·61 to −0·21)*
Non-exclusive breastfeeding 21·34 (14·67 to 29·82) 19·40 (13·38 to 27·18) 18·39 (12·91 to 25·53) −0·51% (−0·61 to −0·40)* −0·59% (−0·83 to −0·31)*
Discontinued breastfeeding 12·33 (12·04 to 12·65) 10·73 (10·50 to 10·99) 10·24 (9·96 to 10·54) −0·64% (−0·77 to −0·52)* −0·52% (−0·87 to −0·17)*
Child growth failure 4·93 (4·41 to 5·57) 4·21 (3·70 to 4·78) 3·53 (3·01 to 4·10) −1·15% (−1·43 to −0·83)* −1·95% (−2·37 to −1·50)*
Child underweight 13·32 (11·73 to 14·71) 10·51 (8·98 to 11·97) 8·13 (6·50 to 9·68) −1·70% (−2·05 to −1·45)* −2·86% (−3·54 to −2·37)*
Child wasting 5·28 (4·50 to 5·98) 5·23 (4·41 to 5·97) 4·89 (4·08 to 5·61) −0·26% (−0·34 to −0·21)* −0·74% (−0·88 to −0·64)*
Child stunting 24·07 (16·71 to 26·41) 19·65 (13·76 to 22·01) 16·24 (11·45 to 18·72) −1·36% (−1·63 to −1·17)* −2·11% (−2·68 to −1·74)*
Low birthweight and short gestation 11·92 (10·66 to 13·44) 11·32 (10·15 to 12·67) 11·10 (9·99 to 12·42) −0·25% (−0·46 to −0·10)* −0·21% (−0·49 to 0·02)
Short gestation 13·88 (12·81 to 15·20) 13·04 (12·19 to 13·96) 13·17 (12·30 to 14·13) −0·18% (−0·43 to −0·01)* 0·11% (−0·22 to 0·39)
Low birthweight 11·03 (10·41 to 11·81) 10·11 (9·68 to 10·52) 9·69 (9·28 to 10·14) −0·45% (−0·69 to −0·28)* −0·47% (−0·76 to −0·21)*
Iron deficiency 22·65 (21·51 to 23·98) 20·11 (18·78 to 21·59) 19·57 (18·11 to 21·12) −0·50% (−0·65 to −0·38)* −0·30% (−0·47 to −0·14)*
Vitamin A deficiency 33·42 (30·78 to 36·10) 22·00 (19·70 to 24·45) 15·01 (13·55 to 16·86) −2·76% (−3·13 to −2·30)* −4·25% (−5·02 to −3·47)*
Zinc deficiency 13·84 (5·91 to 24·06) 11·88 (4·96 to 21·34) 8·78 (2·89 to 17·60) −1·57% (−2·57 to −1·07)* −3·35% (−6·44 to −2·04)*
Tobacco 30·54 (29·08 to 32·10) 25·32 (24·00 to 26·80) 24·03 (22·75 to 25·44) −0·83% (−0·89 to −0·77)* −0·58% (−0·69 to −0·47)*
Smoking 14·85 (13·27 to 16·56) 12·41 (11·08 to 13·94) 11·14 (9·93 to 12·54) −0·99% (−1·04 to −0·94)* −1·20% (−1·29 to −1·11)*
Chewing tobacco 4·58 (4·18 to 4·98) 4·95 (4·71 to 5·20) 5·11 (4·80 to 5·44) 0·37% (0·03 to 0·76)* 0·36% (−0·32 to 1·05)
Secondhand smoke 43·20 (42·80 to 43·62) 37·76 (37·32 to 38·19) 37·51 (37·00 to 38·09) −0·49% (−0·54 to −0·43)* −0·07% (−0·20 to 0·06)
Alcohol use 6·50 (4·62 to 8·84) 6·68 (4·81 to 9·02) 6·99 (4·98 to 9·41) 0·25% (0·00 to 0·56) 0·50% (0·05 to 0·95)*
Drug use 0·18 (0·12 to 0·28) 0·18 (0·13 to 0·27) 0·19 (0·14 to 0·27) 0·28% (−0·19 to 0·69) 0·53% (0·06 to 0·97)*
Dietary risks 51·31 (40·44 to 62·42) 48·28 (36·60 to 60·37) 47·10 (35·39 to 59·62) −0·30% (−0·50 to −0·15)* −0·28% (−0·50 to −0·10)*
Diet low in fruits 66·70 (59·36 to 75·08) 59·09 (51·17 to 67·81) 56·86 (49·36 to 65·37) −0·55% (−0·71 to −0·42)* −0·43% (−0·58 to −0·29)*
Diet low in vegetables 51·32 (38·33 to 65·78) 40·29 (29·88 to 52·52) 40·24 (29·59 to 52·46) −0·84% (−0·93 to −0·74)* −0·02% (−0·14 to 0·10)
Diet low in legumes 69·46 (36·73 to 91·69) 61·20 (28·89 to 84·10) 59·67 (27·55 to 83·28) −0·52% (−1·08 to −0·32)* −0·28% (−0·67 to 0·00)
Diet low in whole grains 79·92 (72·52 to 87·44) 79·57 (72·09 to 87·12) 78·81 (71·06 to 86·78) −0·05% (−0·07 to −0·03)* −0·11% (−0·17 to −0·06)*
Diet low in nuts and seeds 57·76 (29·48 to 73·08) 50·13 (25·10 to 68·03) 47·47 (23·73 to 66·35) −0·68% (−0·92 to −0·29)* −0·61% (−0·91 to −0·26)*
Diet low in milk 80·09 (68·47 to 89·10) 80·81 (70·31 to 89·37) 82·54 (71·88 to 91·12) 0·10% (0·05 to 0·18)* 0·23% (0·16 to 0·33)*
Diet high in red meat 40·50 (33·75 to 47·06) 43·15 (36·95 to 49·10) 43·94 (38·03 to 49·58) 0·28% (0·15 to 0·47)* 0·20% (−0·04 to 0·50)
Diet high in processed meat 30·95 (20·80 to 42·39) 30·56 (20·13 to 43·05) 29·81 (19·04 to 43·32) −0·13% (−0·39 to 0·12) −0·27% (−0·69 to 0·10)
Diet high in sugar-sweetened beverages 29·97 (22·97 to 42·54) 29·35 (21·94 to 41·88) 30·36 (22·71 to 43·05) 0·04% (−0·43 to 0·37) 0·38% (−0·22 to 0·76)
Diet low in fiber 36·87 (25·93 to 47·86) 31·43 (21·20 to 41·62) 27·62 (18·60 to 36·95) −1·00% (−1·23 to −0·81)* −1·43% (−1·78 to −1·11)*
Diet low in calcium 52·64 (43·62 to 64·79) 48·63 (38·79 to 62·22) 46·02 (35·93 to 60·32) −0·46% (−0·68 to −0·23)* −0·61% (−0·89 to −0·31)*
Diet low in seafood omega-3 fatty acids 96·35 (93·21 to 99·89) 93·13 (89·11 to 98·47) 93·52 (88·71 to 99·41) −0·10% (−0·18 to −0·01)* 0·05% (−0·07 to 0·15)
Diet low in polyunsaturated fatty acids 69·53 (49·68 to 82·70) 62·66 (37·55 to 79·83) 61·86 (35·56 to 80·13) −0·40% (−1·08 to −0·08)* −0·14% (−0·50 to 0·14)
Diet high in trans fatty acids 50·54 (43·82 to 63·48) 45·22 (38·20 to 58·98) 44·67 (37·57 to 58·75) −0·43% (−0·58 to −0·17)* −0·14% (−0·41 to 0·08)
Diet high in sodium 48·42 (32·26 to 64·13) 46·04 (28·63 to 62·81) 44·97 (27·44 to 62·14) −0·25% (−0·59 to −0·09)* −0·26% (−0·60 to −0·07)*
Intimate partner violence 22·48 (13·03 to 30·15) 22·17 (13·13 to 29·08) 22·98 (13·31 to 30·37) 0·07% (0·00 to 0·16) 0·40% (0·00 to 0·73)
Childhood sexual abuse and bullying 7·55 (4·99 to 11·23) 8·46 (5·63 to 12·84) 9·10 (6·04 to 13·85) 0·65% (0·49 to 0·79)* 0·81% (0·64 to 0·96)*
Childhood sexual abuse 8·68 (6·85 to 10·90) 8·65 (6·89 to 10·78) 9·36 (7·40 to 11·79) 0·26% (0·18 to 0·33)* 0·87% (0·60 to 1·15)*
Bullying victimisation 5·51 (2·34 to 11·04) 6·83 (3·04 to 13·36) 7·31 (3·25 to 14·34) 0·98% (0·82 to 1·28)* 0·76% (0·54 to 0·90)*
Unsafe sex .. .. .. .. ..
Low physical activity 3·34 (1·79 to 6·00) 3·43 (1·90 to 6·08) 3·54 (1·95 to 6·26) 0·20% (0·06 to 0·41)* 0·37% (−0·13 to 0·87)
Metabolic risks 14·90 (12·02 to 18·55) 19·40 (16·12 to 23·38) 22·14 (18·63 to 26·36) 1·37% (1·17 to 1·56)* 1·46% (1·26 to 1·69)*
High fasting plasma glucose 7·88 (6·96 to 8·85) 10·41 (9·43 to 11·42) 11·72 (10·56 to 12·94) 1·37% (1·27 to 1·46)* 1·32% (1·01 to 1·64)*
High LDL cholesterol 35·68 (32·92 to 38·73) 32·67 (29·73 to 35·84) 32·44 (29·49 to 35·57) −0·33% (−0·38 to −0·28)* −0·08% (−0·12 to −0·05)*
High systolic blood pressure 27·12 (25·51 to 28·87) 26·50 (24·51 to 28·46) 27·74 (25·70 to 29·72) 0·08% (−0·12 to 0·28) 0·51% (0·04 to 1·00)*
High body-mass index 11·09 (7·96 to 15·23) 16·46 (12·79 to 21·04) 19·45 (15·57 to 24·39) 1·94% (1·56 to 2·35)* 1·86% (1·55 to 2·19)*
Low bone mineral density 17·06 (12·11 to 23·39) 16·42 (11·66 to 22·72) 16·26 (11·41 to 22·60) −0·16% (−0·25 to −0·10)* −0·10% (−0·34 to 0·09)
Kidney dysfunction 20·56 (14·29 to 27·97) 22·35 (15·82 to 29·79) 22·74 (16·24 to 30·25) 0·35% (0·26 to 0·47)* 0·19% (0·13 to 0·28)*

Data in parentheses are 95% uncertainty intervals. SEVs are measured on a 0 to 100 scale, in which 100 is when the entire population is exposed to maximum risk and 0 is when the entire population is at minimum risk. SEVs are shown for all levels of the risk factor hierarchy. ARC=annualised rate of change. SEVs=summary exposure values.

*

Statistically significant increase or decrease.