Table 1

Leading Causes of Burden of Disease in the World, 2004[29]

DALYs
%

1. Lower respiratory infections
6,2

2. Diarrhoeal diseases
4,8

3. Depression
4,3

4. Ischaemic heart disease
4,1

5. HIV/AIDS
3,8

6. Cerebrovascular disease
3,1

7. Prematurity, low birth weight
2,9

8. Birth asphyxia, birth trauma
2,7

9. Road traffic accidents
2,7

10. Neonatal infections and other
2,7

Mezzasalma Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2010 2:9   doi:10.1186/1758-5996-2-9

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