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Table 2 Estimated treated prevalence rates of identified diseases and comparison with other estimates

From: Decomposition of outpatient health care spending by disease - a novel approach using insurance claims data

GBD level 2

GBD level 3

Prevalence estimate

GBD prevalence estimate [26]

Other source

Communicable diseases (total)

 

19.98%

24.27%

 
 

HIV, AIDS

0.17%

0.27%

 
 

Hepatitis

0.03%

0.09%

 
 

Other communicable

19.73%

n.a.

 

Maternal and neonatal disorders

Maternal and neonatal disorders

0.21%

0.94%

 

Nutritional deficiencies

Nutritional deficiencies

5.37%

4.17%

 

Neoplasms (total)

 

1.83%

12.53%

1.48% [36]

 

Colon and rectum cancer

0.27%

0.42%

0.17% [36]

 

Trachea, bronchus and lung cancer

0.14%

0.08%

0.10% [36]

 

Breast cancer

0.40%

0.85%

0.32% [36]

 

Prostate cancer

0.24%

0.74%

0.30% [36]

 

Other cancers

1.07%

n.a.

n.a.

Cardiovascular diseases (total)

 

16.92%

9.86%

 
 

Ischemic heart disease

2.14%

3.20%

 
 

Stroke

0.31%

1.11%

 
 

Hypertensive heart disease

0.08%

0.19%

 
 

Atrial fibrillation and flutter

0.46%

1.45%

0.94% (canton of Geneva) [37]

 

Other cardiovascular

14.13%

n.a.

 

Chronic respiratory diseases (total)

 

4.54%

11.54%

 
 

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

0.80%

5.06%

2.60–4.50% (age > 30) [14]

 

Asthma

3.32%

7.23%

5.10–6.40% (age > 30) [14]

 

Other chronic respiratory

0.90%

n.a.

 

Digestive diseases (total)

 

10.27%

21.52%

 
 

Cirrhosis and chronic liver disease

0.03%

13.67%

 
 

Other digestive

10.24%

n.a.

 

Neurological disorders (total)

 

10.99%

43.27%

 
 

Alzheimer’s and dementia

1.37%

1.60%

4.50% (age > 59) [38]

 

Parkinson’s

0.67%

0.27%

0.91% (age > 59) [38]

 

Epilepsy

1.93%

0.37%

 
 

Multiple Sclerosis

0.07%

0.13%

 
 

Other neurological

7.12%

n.a.

 

Mental and substance use disorders (total)

 

11.86%

21.40%

26.00–28.30% (age 18–65) [39]

 

Schizophrenia

0.20%

0.37%

0.39% [40]

 

Depression

5.10%

4.74%

4.40% [41]

 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

0.62%

1.18%

 
 

Alcohol and drug use disorders

0.24%

4.04%

3.30% (only alcohol) [42]

 

Other mental

6.10%

n.a.

 

Diabetes and kidney disease (total)

 

4.41%

16.35%

 
 

Diabetes mellitus

3.63%

8.20%

6.30% [43]

 

Chronic kidney disease

0.14%

11.36%

10.40% [44]

Skin and subcutaneous diseases

Skin and subcutaneous diseases

16.05%

34.45%

 

Sense organ diseases

Sense organ diseases

24.22%

20.57%

 

Musculoskeletal disorders (total)

 

27.57%

34.67%

 
 

Rheumatoid arthritis

0.63%

0.48%

 
 

Osteoarthritis

2.50%

13.15%

 
 

Low back pain

0.85%

18.63%

24.30% [45]

 

Osteoporosis

3.12%

n.a.

13.80% (age > 39) [46]

 

Other musculoskeletal

21.43%

n.a.

 

Other non-communicable diseases (total)

 

14.11%

75.62%

 
 

Oral disorders

2.37%

55.23%

 
 

Other non-communicable

12.20%

n.a.

 

Well care

Well care

20.94%

n.a.

 
  1. Note: The prevalence estimates based on the study sample were weighted by age/sex-specific weights