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Table 1 Number, crude rate and proportion (95% uncertainty interval) of deaths and disability-adjusted life years attributable to child and maternal undernutrition, low physical activity, dietary and metabolic risk factors in Ethiopia, 2015

From: Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Risk factors

Causes

Metric

Both sexes

Males

Females

   

Deaths

Child and maternal undernutrition

All causes

Number

58,783 (43,653–76,020)

31,016 (22,624–40,885)

27,768 (19,541–37,070)

Rate per 100,000

59 (44–76)

62 (46–82)

56 (39–74)

Proportion (%)

8.9% (6.1–12.5)

9% (5.5–13.4)

9.1% (5.5–14.1)

Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases

Proportion (%)

17.7% (12.8–23.0)

17.9% (12.5–24.3)

17.7% (11.9–24.4)

Dietary risks

All causes

Number

66,269 (39,367–106,512)

35,122 (19,540–66,193)

31,147 (14,959–58,347)

Rate per 100,000

67 (40–107)

71 (39–133)

63 (30–117)

Proportion (%)

9.7% (7.4–12.3)

9.5% (7.2–12.8)

9.6% (6.9–13.0)

Non-communicable diseases

Proportion (%)

23.1% (18.6–28.5)

23.9% (19.1–29.4)

22.1% (17.2–27.9)

Metabolic risks

All causes

Number

105,057 (66,167–157,071)

52,270 (30,895–93,837)

52,787 (26,896–94,624)

Rate per 100,000

106 (67–158)

105 (62–189)

106 (54–190)

Proportion (%)

15.4% (12.8–17.6)

14.2% (11.6–17.1)

16.3% (12.8–19.4)

Non-communicable diseases

Proportion (%)

34.3% (31.3–37.3)

33.2% (29.9–36.6)

35.3% (31.5–39.0)

Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases

Proportion (%)

0.8% (0.5–1.4)

1.0% (0.5–1.9)

0.6% (0.3–1.0)

Low physical activity

All causes

Number

5808 (3449–9359)

3640 (1982–6519)

2168 (1017–4232)

Rate per 100,000

6 (4–9)

7 (4–13)

4 (2–9)

Proportion (%)

0.9% (0.59–1.12)

1.0% (0.7–1.3)

0.7% (0.4–1.0)

Non-communicable diseases

Proportion (%)

2.0% (1.4–2.7)

2.5% (1.8–3.2)

1.5% (1.0–2.1)

   

Disability-adjusted life years

Child and maternal undernutrition

All causes

Number

5,312,975 (4,068,319–6,720,367)

2,835,570 (2,124,837–3,684,776)

2,477,404 (1,813,335–3,274,603)

Rate per 100,000

5343 (4092–6759)

5713 (4281–7424)

4975 (3641–6576)

Proportion (%)

13.0% (9.7–16.8)

13.0% (9.1–17.7)

13.2% (9.0–18.0)

Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases

Proportion (%)

23.2% (17.5–29.0)

23.4% (17.4–29.8)

23.1% (16.5–30.0)

Dietary risks

All causes

Number

1,698,099 (1,026,366–2,736,469)

947,273 (525785–1,796,933)

750,826 (380840–1,398,001)

Rate per 100,000

1708 (1032–2752)

1909 (1059–3620)

1508 (765–2807)

Proportion (%)

4.1% (2.8–5.7)

4.2% (2.8–6.5)

3.9% (2.4–5.8)

Non-communicable diseases

Proportion (%)

11.3% (8.1–15.2)

12.1% (8.4–17.3)

10.2% (6.5–14.8)

Metabolic risks

All causes

Number

2,706,312 (1,755,853–4,005,055)

1,449,061 (879,099–2,577,821)

1,257,252 (708,492–2,172,528)

Rate per 100,000

2722 (1766–4028)

2920 (1771–5194)

2525 (1423–4363)

Proportion (%)

6.5% (4.9–8.3)

6.4% (4.8–9.0)

6.5% (4.4–9.0)

Non-communicable diseases

Proportion (%)

16.9% (13.5–20.7)

17.2% (13.3–22.5)

16.1% (11.5–21.3)

Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases

Proportion (%)

0.4% (0.2–0.7)

0.5% (0.2–1.0)

0.3% (0.1–0.5)

Low physical activity

All causes

Number

140,484 (84,760–224,637)

91,637 (51,409–163,588

48,847 (25,132–91,957)

Rate per 100,000

141 (85–226)

185 (104–330)

98 (51–185)

Proportion (%)

0.3% (0.2–0.5)

0.4% (0.3–0.6)

0.3% (0.2–0.4)

Non-communicable diseases

Proportion (%)

0.9% (0.6–1.3)

1.2% (0.8–1.7)

0.7% (0.4–1.0)