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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.

Top 10 Leading Disease/Disorder Categories Contributing to Global YLDs (2010)

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Vos T et al. Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet,380(9859): 2163-96, 2012.

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