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. 2022 Nov 18;119(46):785–792. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0314

eTable 4. Total burden of disease (disability-adjusted life years [DALY] absolute numbers and relative contributions) for the selected causes of burden of disease (levels 3 and 4, Germany, both sexes).

Cause of burden of disease (levels 3 and 4) DALY Proportion of level 3 to 4 (in percent)
DALY UI_lb UI_ub Proportion UI_lb UI_ub
Lower respiratory infections 224 306 222 505 238 565
Tracheal, bronchial and lung cancer 989 188 981 443 1 012 245
Breast cancer 473 366 454 905 527 690
Prostate cancer 265 264 246 455 300 985
Colorectal cancer 523 155 512 617 550 669
Ischemic heart disease 1 918 193 1 897 796 2 033 859
Stroke 735 883 727 508 799 155
– subarachnoid hemorrhage 79 902 78 564 93 831 10.9 10.3 12.3
– intracerebral hemorrhage 217 344 211 666 234 109 29.5 27.6 30.8
– ischemic stroke 438 638 425 609 484 579 59.6 57.6 61.6
Hypertensive heart disease 286 381 266 860 331 850
Chronic obstructive lung disease 829 714 696 238 965 784
Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias 623 515 539 034 711 638
Alcohol use disorders 427 545 366 548 501 661
Depressive disorders 469 767 391 219 607 266
– dysthymia 32 399 18 940 61 783 6.9 3.7 12.8
– major depression 437 369 350 627 562 627 93.1 87.2 96.3
Anxiety disorders 500 130 366 541 702 047
Diabetes mellitus 794 940 665 042 1 050 903
– Type 2 diabetes mellitus 753 404 633 899 991 637 94.8 92.8 95.9
– Type 1 diabetes mellitus 41 536 37 759 53 284 5.2 4.1 7.2
Low back pain 1 434 132 1 117 225 1 815 326
Neck pain 473 413 383 336 681 440
Road injuries 212 245 208 370 263 745
– pedestrian road injury 40 967 23 628 70 115 19.3 10.7 28.0
– cyclist road injury 28 518 25 406 40 668 13.4 11.1 17.7
– motorcyclist road injury 40 981 40 376 45 855 19.3 16.4 21.2
– occupant road injury 99 393 95 063 113 043 46.8 39.8 50.7
– other road injury 2387 1999 7353 1.1 0.9 3.2
Other transport injuries 16 461 15 485 26 584
Headache disorders 853 028 666 889 1 104 548
– tension headache 799 418 601 368 1 024 549 93.7 87.7 94.8
– migraine 53 610 44 542 98 706 6.3 5.2 12.3

ub, upper bound; lb, lower bound; UI, 95% uncertainty interval