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. 2022 Mar 19;399(10330):1155–1200. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02488-0

Table 2.

Deaths and disability-adjusted life-years attributable to key risk factors in Nigeria in 1998 and 2019

Deaths (95% CI)
Disability-adjusted life-years (95% CI)
1998 2019 1998 2019
Air pollution 223 951 (179 960–283 558) 197 567 (160 424–240 680) 15 252 238 (12 056 035 –19 663 184) 12 643 592 (9 997 069– 15 930 925)
Child and maternal malnutrition 554 763 (480 200–625 969) 419 866 (330 659–537 308) 49 655 623 (43 079 827–5 931 935) 39 037 560 (31 241 661– 49 104 528)
High fasting plasma glucose 36 861 (28 525–47 899) 57 698 (43 014–74 008) 948 140 (755 737–173 865) 1 535 009 (1 183 849– 1 918 815)
High systolic blood pressure 75 204 (56 323–101 955) 114 125 (89 995–140 573) 1 790 920 (1 339 473–2 463 974) 2 877 768 (2 241 093– 3 602 326)
Unsafe water, sanitation, and handwashing 311 528 (224 820–395 596) 212 217 (162 226–271 595) 23 482 301 (17 289 431–29 399 440) 16 042 318 (12 143 327– 20 910 914)

Data are from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.