Table 8 Ten leading causes of DALYs by age, US 1996
From: The burden of disease and injury in the United States 1996
Rank | All ages | DALYs | % of total | 0–4 | DALYs | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total | 33,090,212 | Â | Total | 2,123,767 | Â |
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 3,134,732 | 9.5 | Congenital abnomalities | 679,542 | 32.0 |
2 | Cerebrovascular disease | 1,510,287 | 4.6 | Perinatal conditions | 492,486 | 23.2 |
3 | Motor vehicle accidents | 1,393,278 | 4.2 | Sudden infant death syndrome | 102,255 | 4.8 |
4 | Unipolar major depression | 1,370,285 | 4.1 | Asthma | 77,323 | 3.6 |
5 | Lung, trachea or bronchial cancer | 1,362,712 | 4.1 | Diarrhoeal diseases | 60,438 | 2.8 |
6 | COPD | 1,253,491 | 3.8 | Motor vehicle accidents | 48,630 | 2.3 |
7 | Alcohol use | 1,141,193 | 3.4 | Falls | 41,289 | 1.9 |
8 | HIV | 956,418 | 2.9 | Homicide and violence | 35,055 | 1.7 |
9 | Diabetes mellitus | 946,291 | 2.9 | Lower respiratory infections | 30,640 | 1.4 |
10 | Osteoarthritis | 942,682 | 2.8 | Fires | 22,090 | 1.0 |
Rank | 5–14 | DALYs | % of total | 15–24 | DALYs | % of total |
| Â | Total | 1,136,989 | Â | Total | 3,884,235 | Â |
1 | Asthma | 236,494 | 20.8 | Motor vehicle accidents | 499,505 | 12.9 |
2 | Motor vehicle accidents | 128,357 | 11.3 | Alcohol use | 433,515 | 11.2 |
3 | Unipolar major depression | 61,622 | 5.4 | Drug use | 291,844 | 7.5 |
4 | Epilepsy | 42,461 | 3.7 | Homicide and violence | 282,746 | 7.3 |
5 | Schizophrenia | 41,254 | 3.6 | Schizophrenia | 237,967 | 6.1 |
6 | Falls | 39,886 | 3.5 | Bipolar disorder | 221,134 | 5.7 |
7 | Homicide and violence | 28,242 | 2.5 | Unipolar major depression | 197,309 | 5.1 |
8 | Fires | 19,514 | 1.7 | Panic disorder | 158,379 | 4.1 |
9 | Congenital abnomalities | 17,860 | 1.6 | Asthma | 157,997 | 4.1 |
10 | Drowning | 16,472 | 1.4 | Self-inflicted | 157,281 | 4.0 |
Rank | 25–44 | DALYs | % of total | 45–64 | DALYs | % of total |
| Â | Total | 8,364,608 | Â | Total | 8,478,954 | Â |
1 | Unipolar major depression | 823,548 | 9.8 | Ischaemic heart disease | 1,154,002 | 13.6 |
2 | HIV | 751,598 | 9.0 | Lung, trachea or bronchial cancer | 630,224 | 7.4 |
3 | Alcohol use | 549,949 | 6.6 | COPD | 504,418 | 5.9 |
4 | Motor vehicle accidents | 523,203 | 6.3 | Cerebrovascular Disease | 492,918 | 5.8 |
5 | Self-inflicted | 352,241 | 4.2 | Diabetes mellitus | 395,612 | 4.7 |
6 | Homicide and violence | 308,550 | 3.7 | Osteoarthritis | 361,774 | 4.3 |
7 | Ischaemic heart disease | 274,704 | 3.3 | Breast cancer | 250,963 | 3.0 |
8 | Diabetes mellitus | 238,472 | 2.9 | Unipolar major depression | 237,590 | 2.8 |
9 | COPD | 234,552 | 2.8 | Cirrhosis of the liver | 208,861 | 2.5 |
10 | Drug use | 222,535 | 2.7 | Cancer colon or rectum | 190,453 | 2.2 |
Rank | 65–74 | DALYs | % of total | 75+ | DALYs | % of total |
| Â | Total | 4,710,335 | Â | Total | 4,391,323 | Â |
1 | Ischaemic heart disease | 820,583 | 17.4 | Ischaemic heart disease | 876,239 | 20.0 |
2 | Lung, trachea or bronchial cancer | 448,452 | 9.5 | Dementias | 469,035 | 10.7 |
3 | Cerebrovascular disease | 373,629 | 7.9 | Cerebrovascular disease | 420,278 | 48.0 |
4 | COPD | 282,397 | 6.0 | Lung, trachea or bronchial cancer | 200,620 | 4.6 |
5 | Osteoarthritis | 266,685 | 5.7 | COPD | 186,379 | 4.2 |
6 | Dementias | 224,484 | 4.8 | Osteoarthritis | 161,077 | 3.7 |
7 | Diabetes mellitus | 168,605 | 3.6 | Lower respiratory infections | 146,631 | 3.3 |
8 | Cancer colon or rectum | 138,630 | 2.9 | Cancer colon or rectum | 106,111 | 2.4 |
9 | Prostate cancer | 97,033 | 2.1 | Diabetes mellitus | 106,061 | 2.4 |
10 | Breast cancer | 94,919 | 2.0 | Prostate cancer | 81,456 | 1.9 |