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Table 2 Disability Adjusted Life Years by Disease and Region

From: The relationship between burden of childhood disease and foreign aid for child health

Americas

Asia

Europe

Middle East and NorthAfrica

Sub-Saharan Africa

 

2000

2012

 

2000

2012

 

2000

2012

 

2000

2012

 

2000

2012

Newborn

15,349

9075

Newborn

176,562

118,761

Newborn

7.929

5079

Newborn

12,993

9971

Vacdne

110,979

67,060

Vacdne

5.909

2690

Vaccine

119,870

49,281

Vacdne

3934

1678

Vaccine

6341

3239

Newborn

85.950

91,532

Diarrhea

3394

1225

Diarrhea

59,857

24,971

Diarrhea

1524

719

Diarrhea

3141

1508

Malaria

67,641

43,049

Anemia

1262

1052

Anemia

8405

8129

Anemia

534

555

Anemia

638

723

Diarrhea

50,102

31,888

Malnutrition

994

353

Malnutrition

10,677

4373

Endocrine

236

184

Road

513

434

HIV

17,740

8472

Endocrine

385

336

Drowning

6771

3639

Malnutrition

206

105

Malnutrition

566

324

Malnutrition

10,994

10,913

Road

319

235

Syphilis

5193

2090

Fire

166

104

Endocrine

365

358

Tuberculosis

5330

4280

Drowning

336

200

Road

3112

1961

Road

140

107

Syphilis

223

154

Anemia

3731

4891

Syphilis

304

154

   

Leukemia

122

99

Drowning

209

153

Syphilis

4483

3.739

HIV

362

90

   

Drowning

257

172

   

Fire

3274

3913

Total

28,615

15,409

Total

390,447

213,204

Total

15,047

8801

Total

24,987

16,863

Total

360,224

269,736

  1. Disability adjusted life years by disease and by region, in thousands, for years 2000 and 2012