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. 2021 Sep 30;54(5):293–300. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.21.478

Table 1.

DALY rates per 100 000 population by gender and level 2 disease groups in Korea, 2018

Level 1 Level 2 DALY rate
Total Men Women
Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disorders HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis 110 (0.4) 157 (0.6) 65 (0.2)
Diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, meningitis, and other common infectious diseases 212 (0.8) 206 (0.8) 218 (0.8)
Neglected tropical diseases and malaria 3 (0.0) 4 (0.0) 2 (0.0)
Maternal disorders 383 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 762 (2.9)
Neonatal disorders 42 (0.2) 49 (0.2) 35 (0.1)
Nutritional deficiencies 75 (0.3) 26 (0.1) 124 (0.5)
Other communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disorders 5 (0.0) 5 (0.0) 5 (0.0)
NCDs Neoplasms 2457 (9.4) 2719 (10.3) 2197 (8.4)
Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases 3358 (12.8) 3777 (14.4) 2943 (11.3)
Chronic respiratory diseases 1731 (6.6) 1640 (6.2) 1822 (7.0)
Cirrhosis of the liver 947 (3.6) 1253 (4.8) 645 (2.5)
Digestive diseases (except cirrhosis) 1490 (5.7) 1382 (5.3) 1597 (6.1)
Neurological disorders 1216 (4.6) 906 (3.4) 1523 (5.8)
Mental and behavioral disorders 1841 (7.0) 1609 (6.1) 2071 (8.0)
Diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases 3502 (13.4) 3890 (14.8) 3118 (12.0)
Musculoskeletal disorders 2971 (11.4) 2248 (8.5) 3687 (14.2)
Other non-communicable diseases 3215 (12.3) 3207 (12.2) 3223 (12.4)
Injuries Transport injuries 787 (3.0) 978 (3.7) 597 (2.3)
Unintentional injuries other than transport injuries 1201 (4.6) 1399 (5.3) 1004 (3.9)
Self-harm and interpersonal violence 616 (2.4) 832 (3.2) 401 (1.5)
Forces of nature, war, and legal intervention 9 (0.0) 13 (0.0) 5 (0.0)

Values are presented as a number (%).

DALY, disability-adjusted life-year; HIV/AIDS, human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome; NCDs, non-communicable diseases.