What are the most important communicable diseases in terms of (i) deaths, and (ii) DALYs in low- and middle-income countries. For each disease, indicate the % deaths and DALYs it contributes.
DISEASES |
NO: IF DEATHS |
TUBERCULOSIS |
1.6 MILLION DEATHS |
HEPATITIS |
1.45 MILLION |
PLAGUE |
1.1 MILLION |
LEPROSY |
NA |
INFLUENZA |
61000 DEATHS |
MEASLES |
140000 DEATHS |
MALARIA |
435000 IN 2017 ALONE |
FILARIASIS |
NA |
RABIES |
59000 |
SYPHILIS |
107,000 (2015) |
AIDS |
770 000 |
POLIOMYELITIS |
6000 DEATHS IN US ALONE |
CHOLERA |
143 000 |
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now different, previously unknown risks and causes of illness...
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