Global Leading Categories of Diseases/Disorders (YLDs)
- What are YLDs?
- The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates below represent broad categories of diseases/disorders and the percentage that each category contributes to total global YLDs.
- Neuropsychiatric disorders are the leading cause of global YLDs, followed by musculoskeletal disorders and other non-communicable diseases.
- The neuropsychiatric disorders category includes:
- Mental and behavioral disorders, which account for 22.7 percent of total global YLDs; and,
- Neurological disorders, which account for 5.5 percent of total global YLDs.
