Disability, a priority area for health research in South Africa: an analysis of the burden of disease study 2017

Figures & data

Figure 1. Composition of Global DALYs.

Figure 2. Ratio of YLL to YLD.

Figure 3. YLD per 100 000 people for all diseases over time and in different regions.

Table 1. Broad causes of disease across regions (GBD 2016).

	DALY		YLD		YLL		YLD per DALY
	Rate (UI)	Rank	Rate (UI)	Rank	Rate (UI)	Rank
Global
A - Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases	9479 (9015–10 068)	2	1553 (1144–2034)	2	7926 (7678–8208)	2	16%
B - Non-communicable diseases	20 306 (18 092–22 882)	1	8834 (6649–11 407)	1	11 472 (11 305–11 628)	1	44%
C - Injuries	3372 (3156–3619)	3	745 (548–982)	3	2627 (2538–2686)	3	22%
All cause	33 156 (30 333–36 287)		11 131 (8379–14 321)		22 025 (21 727–22 364)		34%
Sub-Saharan Africa
A - Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases	32 983 (31 318–35 044)	1	2905 (2098–3909)	2	30 079 (28 638–31 741)	1	9%
B - Non-communicable diseases	14 877 (13 126–16 846)	2	6311 (4718–8205)	1	8566 (7998–9274)	2	42%
C - Injuries	3468 (3193–3743)	3	550 (412–701)	3	2918 (2701–3144)	3	16%
All cause	51 328 (48 342–54 862)		9765 (7266–12 545)		41 563 (39 841–43 550)		19%
South Africa
A - Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases	24 906 (23 019–27 239)	1	2528 (1869–3320)	2	22 378 (20 531–24 643)	1	10%
B - Non-communicable diseases	17 422 (15 384–19 852)	2	8422 (6408–10 723)	1	9000 (8728–9278)	2	48%
C - Injuries	4757 (4351–5208)	3	597 (440–784)	3	4161 (3792–4566)	3	13%
All cause	47 085 (43 806–50 959)		11 546 (8802–14 753)		35 539 (33 907–37 665)		25%
High SDI Countries
A - Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases	1422 (1264–1606)	3	629 (471–814)	3	793 (775–805)	3	44%
B - Non-communicable diseases	23 635 (20 768–26 871)	1	11 762 (8908–15 065)	1	11 873 (11 799–11 954)	1	50%
C - Injuries	2724 (2373–3174)	2	1258 (906–1710)	2	1466 (1452–1481)	2	46%
All cause	27 781 (24 464–31 704)		13 649 (10 363–17 559)		14 132 (14 046–14 225)		49%

UI: Uncertainty Interval.

The totals for each region are highlighted in bold.

Table 2. Level 2 causes of disease from cluster A and B for South Africa (GBD 2016).

		DALY		YLD		YLL		YLD per DALY	% of total YLDs
		Rate (UI)	Rank	Rate (UI)	Rank	Rate (UI)	Rank
A1	HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections	16 480 (14 562–18 763)	1	1357 (957–1849)	2	15 123 (13 251–17 420)	1	8%	11.8%
A2	Respiratory infections and tuberculosis	3339 (3151–3540)	2	189 (130–261)	15	3150 (2978–3355)	2	6%	1.6%
B2	Cardiovascular diseases	3169 (3044–3313)	3	300 (223–382)	12	2869 (2769–2993)	3	9%	2.6%
B1	Neoplasms	2347 (2221–2444)	4	49 (36–64)	18	2298 (2180–2388)	4	2%	0.4%
A6	Maternal and neonatal disorders	2282 (2061–2515)	5	299 (226–388)	13	1983 (1780–2199)	5	13%	2.6%
B8	Diabetes and kidney diseases	2121 (1876–2400)	6	782 (538–1068)	6	1340 (1284–1402)	6	37%	6.8%
B6	Mental disorders	1592 (1179–2056)	7	1592 (1179–2056)	1	0 (0–0)	18	100%	13.8%
B3	Chronic respiratory diseases	1435 (1310–1555)	8	749 (629–856)	7	686 (657–738)	8	52%	6.5%
A3	Enteric infections	1418 (1203–1857)	9	125 (86–172)	17	1294 (1084–1721)	7	9%	1.1%
B12	Other non-communicable diseases	1359 (1140–1615)	10	685 (481–929)	8	674 (610–774)	9	50%	5.9%
B5	Neurological disorders	1301 (992–1659)	11	949 (649–1300)	4	352 (321–378)	12	73%	8.2%
B11	Musculoskeletal disorders	1244 (925–1635)	12	1199 (881–1593)	3	44 (39–56)	15	96%	10.4%
B10	Sense organ diseases	862 (586–1250)	13	862 (586–1250)	5	0 (0–0)	19	100%	7.5%
B4	Digestive diseases	818 (715–934)	14	216 (144–319)	14	602 (537–650)	10	26%	1.9%
B9	Skin and subcutaneous diseases	638 (427–922)	15	596 (388–882)	9	42 (31–69)	16	93%	5.2%
A5	Other infectious diseases	612 (452–801)	16	34 (23–48)	19	578 (419–763)	11	6%	0.3%
A7	Nutritional deficiencies	584 (450–781)	17	343 (209–540)	11	242 (215–272)	13	59%	3.0%
B7	Substance use disorders	535 (407–673)	18	442 (316–582)	10	93 (84–129)	14	83%	3.8%
A4	Neglected tropical diseases and malaria	191 (133–276)	19	181 (122–264)	16	10 (6–13)	17	95%	1.6%
	Total burden	42 328		10 950		31 378		26%

UI: Uncertainty Interval.

The totals for each region are highlighted in bold.

Figure 4. YLD per 100 000 people excluding HIV.