Table 27 Top twenty leading causes of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY), Years Lost to Disability (YLD), Years of Life Lost (YLL) and Deaths for Males – US 1996*
From: The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996
| Â | Cause | DALY (%) | YLD (%) | YLL (%) | Death (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 1,958 (11.0) | 152 (2.1) | 1,806(17.2) | 287 (24.7) |
2 | Road traffic accidents | 934 (5.2) | 233 (3.2) | 701 (6.7) | 29 (2.5) |
3 | Lung trachea or bronchial cancer | 813 (4.6) | 35 (0.5) | 778 (7.4) | 102 (8.8) |
4 | HIV/AIDS | 764 (4.3) | 189 (2.6) | 575 (5.5) | 25 (2.2) |
5 | Alcohol use | 732 (4.1) | 651 (8.9) | 81 (0.8) | 5 (0.4) |
6 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 674 (3.8) | 317 (4.3) | 357 (3.4) | 63 (5.4) |
7 | COPD | 642 (3.6) | 373 (5.1) | 269 (2.6) | 52 (4.5) |
8 | Homicide and Violence | 568 (3.2) | 82 (1.1) | 486 (4.6) | 17 (1.5) |
9 | Self-inflicted injuries | 541 (3.0) | 8 (0.1) | 534 (5.1) | 26 (2.2) |
10 | Unipolar major depression | 470 (2.6) | 470 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0) |
11 | Diabetes mellitus | 442 (2.5) | 222 (3.0) | 220 (2.1) | 28 (2.4) |
12 | Osteoarthritis | 435 (2.4) | 434 (5.9) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0) |
13 | Drug use | 412 (2.3) | 384 (5.2) | 27 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) |
14 | Congenital Abnormalities | 410 (2.3) | 238 (3.2) | 172 (1.6) | 6 (0.5) |
15 | Dementia and other degenerative and hereditary CNS disorders | 382 (2.1) | 332 (4.5) | 50 (0.5) | 14 (1.2) |
16 | Asthma | 303 (1.7) | 273 (3.7) | 30 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) |
17 | Cirrhosis of the liver | 281 (1.6) | 61 (0.8) | 220 (2.1) | 17 (1.4) |
18 | Conditions arising during the perinatal period | 274 (1.5) | 14 (0.2) | 260 (2.5) | 8 (0.7) |
19 | Cancer colon or rectum | 249 (1.4) | 37 (0.5) | 213 (2.0) | 30 (2.6) |
20 | Prostate cancer | 239 (1.3) | 79 (1.1) | 160 (1.5) | 37 (3.2) |
- | Total number for each measure in the top 20 causes | 11,523 (64.5) | 4,584 (62.5) | 6,940 (65.9) | 749 (64.5) |
- | Total number for each measure | 17,861(100) | 7,331(100) | 10,530 (100) | 1,164 (100) |