- 11 Nov 2005 06:53
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The Ten Leading Causes of Disability in the World
* DALYs = Disability-Adjusted Life Years
Source: Murray, CJL, Lopez, AD eds. The Global Burden of Disease. Geneva and Boston: World Health Organization and Harvard UP, 1996.
Just something I came across. Thought it was interesting. The great majority of these causes are mental, as you can see.
- Unipolar major depression (42 972 DALYs*)
- Tuberculosis (19 673)
- Road traffic accidents (19 625)
- Alcohol use (14 848)
- Self-inflicted injuries (14 645)
- Manic-depressive illness (13 189)
- War (13 134)
- Violence (12 955)
- Schizophrenia (12 542)
- Iron deficiency anemia (12 511)
* DALYs = Disability-Adjusted Life Years
Source: Murray, CJL, Lopez, AD eds. The Global Burden of Disease. Geneva and Boston: World Health Organization and Harvard UP, 1996.
Just something I came across. Thought it was interesting. The great majority of these causes are mental, as you can see.