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Total disease burden by cause, World, 1990 to 2017

Total disease burden measured as Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) per year.
DALYs measure the total burden of disease – both from years of life lost due to premature death and years lived with a disability. One DALY equals one lost year of
healthy life.

1990201719952000200520102015Communicable,maternal,neonatal, andnutritionaldiseasesNon-communicablediseases (NCDs)Injuries

Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease