Global Burden of Disease 2019 disease, injury, and impairment summaries
These two-page summaries offer a concise overview of causes, impairments, and risk factors modeled in GBD and the health loss related to them. The summaries include a summary results statement; a definition of the disease, injury, impairment, or risk; and a brief listing of modeling updates in GBD 2019 compared to previous GBD rounds. Tables and figures display metrics for each topic. Please use the menus below to select your topic of interest. To learn more about what the summaries include, please visit these pages:
- Learn more about GBD 2019 Disease, Injury, and Impairment Summaries
- Learn more about GBD 2019 Risk Factor Summaries
Suggested citation: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). GBD 2019 Cause and Risk Summary: [CAUSE/RISK/IMPAIRMENT NAME]. Accessed [INSERT DATE]). Seattle, USA: IHME, University of Washington, 2020.
Displaying 61 - 70 of 454
Summary In 2019, 3·0% (95% UI 1·4–5·4) of DALYs among children under 5 years was attributable to child stunting, making it the tenth-ranked Level 4 risk factor in 2019 among children under 5. Definition Child stunting is defined as height-for-age more than one standard deviation (SD) below the...Read more
Summary In 2019, 4·8% (95% UI 3·9–6·0) of DALYs among children under 5 years was attributable to child underweight. 241 000 deaths (183 000–326 000) among children under 5 globally in 2019 were attributable to child underweight. Definition Child underweight is defined as weight-for-age more than...Read more
Summary In 2019, 16·6% (95% UI 13·7–19·2) of DALYs among children under 5 years was attributable to child wasting, making it the third-ranked Level 4 risk factor in 2019 among children under 5. Definition Child wasting is defined as weight-for-height more than one standard deviation (SD) below the...Read more
Summary Globally, childhood sexual abuse (CSA) was the 29th-leading Level 3 risk factor for YLDs in 2019. CSA was responsible for 4·4% (95% UI 2·4–6·8) of global YLDs due to depressive disorders and 9·6% (1·3–22·1) of global YLDs due to alcohol use disorder. Definition CSA is defined as exposure...Read more
Summary Chlamydia resulted in 160 000 global DALYs (95% UI 114 000–223 000) in 2019, accounting for 2·1% (0·9–4·4) of DALYs from all sexually transmitted infections excluding HIV. Definition Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. Severe...Read more
Summary Chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to diabetes type 1 was responsible for 3·22 million (95% UI 2·28–4·37) DALYs and 7·8% (5·4–10·5) of total overall CKD DALYs. Definition This causes incorporates death and disability due to chronic kidney disease caused by diabetes type 1. Total sources...Read more
Summary Chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to diabetes type 2 was responsible for 9·87 million (95% UI 8·11–11·7) DALYs and 23·8% (19·8–27·7) of total overall CKD DALYs. Definition This causes incorporates death and disability due to chronic kidney disease caused by diabetes type 2. Total sources...Read more
Summary Chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to glomerulonephritis was responsible for 6·90 million (95% UI 5·78–8·13) DALYs and 16·6% (14·3–19·2) of total overall CKD DALYs in 2019. Definition This causes incorporates death and disability due to chronic kidney disease that is due to glomerulonephritis...Read more
Summary Chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to hypertension was responsible for 9·96 million (95% UI 8·58–11·5) DALYs and 24·0% (21·0–27·3) of total CKD DALYs. Definition This causes incorporates death and disability due to chronic kidney disease that is caused by having hypertension. Total sources...Read more
Summary Chronic kidney disease due to other and unspecified causes was responsible for 11·6 million (95% UI 9·70–13·7) DALYs in 2019. Definition This cause incorporates death and disability due to chronic kidney disease that is due to unknown or unspecified aetiologies. Total sources Incidence 0...Read more