Skip to main content

Table 9 Distribution of burden of disease (DALYs) by age group and sex, US, 1996

From: The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996

Total

Males

Females

Age Group

DALYs

% of total

DALYs

% of total

DALYs

% of total

0–4 years

2,123,767

6.4%

1,164,600

6.5%

959,167

6.3%

5–14 years

1,136,989

3.4%

623,416

3.5%

513,573

3.4%

15–24 years

3,884,235

11.7%

2,279,895

12.8%

1,604,340

10.5%

25–44 years

8,364,608

25.3%

4,800,710

26.9%

3,563,898

23.4%

45–64 years

8,478,954

25.6%

4,754,166

26.6%

3,724,788

24.5%

65–74 years

4,710,335

14.2%

2,455,407

13.7%

2,254,928

14.8%

75 years and over

4,391,323

13.3%

1,782,198

10.0%

2,609,125

17.1%

Total

33,090,212

 

17,860,393

 

15,229,819

Â