Table 28 Top twenty leading causes of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY), Years Lost to Disability (YLD), Years of Life Lost (YLL) and Deaths for Females – US 1996*
From: The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996
| Â | Cause | DALY (%) | YLD (%) | YLL (%) | Death (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 1,177 (7.7) | 124 (1.6) | 1,052(14.0) | 249 (21.7) |
2 | Unipolar major depression | 900 (5.9) | 900 (11.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
3 | Cerebrovascular disease | 836 (5.5) | 408 (5.3) | 428 (5.7) | 99 (8.6) |
4 | COPD | 612 (4.0) | 354 (4.6) | 257 (3.4) | 48 (4.1) |
5 | Lung trachea or bronchial cancer | 550 (3.6) | 26 (0.3) | 523 (6.9) | 66 (5.7) |
6 | Breast cancer | 515 (3.4) | 64 (0.8) | 450 (6.0) | 47 (4.1) |
7 | Osteoarthritis | 508 (3.3) | 506 (6.6) | 1 (0.0) | 1(0.0) |
8 | Dementia and other degenerative and hereditary CNS disorders | 507 (3.3) | 424 (5.5) | 83 (1.1) | 29 (2.5) |
9 | Diabetes mellitus | 504 (3.3) | 274 (3.6) | 230 (3.1) | 34 (3.0) |
10 | Road traffic accidents | 459 (3.0) | 134 (1.7) | 326 (4.3) | 15 (1.3) |
11 | Alcohol use | 409 (2.7) | 386 (5.0) | 23 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) |
12 | Asthma | 362 (2.4) | 320 (4.2) | 42 (0.6) | 4 (0.3) |
13 | Congenital abnormalities | 352 (2.3) | 205 (2.7) | 147 (1.9) | 6 (0.5) |
14 | Cancer colon or rectum | 234 (1.5) | 38 (0.5) | 197 (2.6) | 31 (2.7) |
15 | Conditions arising during the perinatal period | 220 (1.4) | 16 (0.2) | 205 (2.7) | 6 (0.5) |
16 | Lower respiratory infections | 195 (1.3) | 10 (0.1) | 186 (2.5) | 46 (4.0) |
17 | PTSD | 194 (1.3) | 194 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
18 | HIV/AIDS | 193 (1.3) | 49 (0.6) | 144 (1.9) | 6 (0.5) |
19 | Panic disorder | 182 (1.2) | 182 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
20 | Bipolar disorder | 165 (1.1) | 165 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Total number for each measure in the top 20 causes | 9,074 (59.6) | 4,779 (62.1) | 4,294 (57.0) | 688 (59.7) | |
Total number for each measure | 15,230 (100) | 7,693 (100) | 7,537 (100) | 1,151 (100) | |