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Table 2 Crude proportion (95% uncertainty interval) of deaths and disability-adjusted life years attributable to specific types of child and maternal undernutrition, 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

Proportion (%) (95% UI)

Deaths

Disability-adjusted life years

All causes

Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases

All causes

Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases

Child and maternal undernutrition

8.9 (6.1–12.5)

17.7 (12.8–23)

13.0 (9.7–16.8)

23.2 (17.5–29.0)

 Childhood undernutrition

7.5 (4.8–11.0)

15.0 (10.3–20.2)

10.8 (7.7–14.4)

19.2 (14–24.7)

 Childhood wasting

6.7 (4.2–9.7)

13.4 (8.9–18.1)

9.7 (6.8–12.9)

17.2 (12.2–22.3)

 Childhood underweight

2.6 (1.4–4.5)

5.2 (3.0–8.5)

3.8 (2.3–6.1)

6.8 (4.2–10.6)

 Childhood stunting

1.7 (0.6–3.5)

3.3 (1.3–6.6)

2.4 (1.0–4.6)

4.2 (1.7–7.9)

 Suboptimal breastfeeding

1.7 (0.9–3.0)

3.5 (1.8–5.8)

2.5 (1.3–4.1)

4.4 (2.3–7.2)

 Non-exclusive breastfeeding

1.6 (0.8–2.9)

3.3 (1.6–5.5)

2.3 (1.1–3.9)

4.1 (2.0–6.8)

 Discontinued breastfeeding

0.1 (0.0–0.3)

0.3 (0.1–0.6)

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

0.3 (0.1–0.8)

 Iron deficiency

1.0 (0.7–1.6)

2.1 (1.3–3.2)

1.8 (1.3–2.4)

3.2 (2.3–4.2)

 Vitamin A deficiency

0.6 (0.2–2.0)

1.2 (0.4–3.7)

0.9 (0.3–2.6)

1.5 (0.5–4.4)

 Zinc deficiency

0.2 (0.0–0.5)

0.3 (0.0–1.0)

0.2 (0.0–0.7)

0.4 (0.0–1.2)

Metabolic risks

0.6 (0.5–0.7)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

0.2 (0.2–0.2)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

 High fasting plasma glucose

4.5 (3.5–5.4)

0.8 (0.5–1.4)

2.4 (1.8–2.9)

0.4 (0.2–0.7)

 

All causes

Non-communicable diseases

All causes

Non-communicable diseases

Dietary risks

9.7 (7.4–12.3)

23.1 (18.6–28.5)

4.1 (2.8–5.7)

11.3 (8.1–15.2)

 Diet low in fruits

3.4 (2.2–4.7)

8.1 (5.5–10.9)

1.5 (0.9–2.3)

4.2 (2.6–6.1)

 Diet low in vegetables

2.2 (1.1–3.4)

5.2 (2.7–8.0)

0.9 (0.4–1.5)

2.5 (1.2–4.1)

 Diet low in whole grains

2.1 (1.3–3.1)

5.0 (3.1–7.2)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

2.8 (1.6–4.4)

 Diet high in sodium

1.9 (0.3–4.9)

4.5 (0.8–11.9)

0.8 (0.1–2.0)

2.1 (0.4–5.5)

 Diet low in nuts and seeds

1.8 (1.1–2.7)

4.3 (2.7–6.3)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

2.2 (1.3–3.4)

 Diet low in seafood omega-3 fatty acids

1.4 (0.6–2.3)

3.4 (1.4–5.4)

0.5 (0.2–1.0)

1.5 (0.6–2.7)

 Diet high in processed meat

0.6 (0.2–1.0)

1.4 (0.5–2.3)

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

0.8 (0.4–1.4)

 Diet high in trans fatty acids

0.4 (0.1–0.7)

0.9 (0.3–1.7)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

0.5 (0.2–1.0)

 Diet suboptimal in calcium

0.1 (0.1–0.2)

0.3 (0.2–0.5)

0.1 (0.0–0.1)

0.2 (0.1–0.2)

 Diet high in sugar-sweetened beverages

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.1 (0.0–0.1)

 Diet low in milk

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

 Diet high in red meat

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

 Diet low in fiber

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

 Diet low in polyunsaturated fatty acids

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

0.1 (0.0–0.1)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.1)

Metabolic risks

15.4 (12.8–17.6)

34.3 (31.3–37.3)

6.5 (4.9–8.3)

16.9 (13.5–20.7)

 High systolic blood pressure

9.6 (7.9–11.3)

23.1 (20.4–25.8)

3.6 (2.5–4.8)

9.9 (7.4–12.9)

 High fasting plasma glucose

 

9.7 (8.0–11.5)

 

5.9 (4.9–7.1)

 High body-mass index

2.6 (1.4–4.0)

6.2 (3.6–9.4)

1.4 (0.7–2.1)

3.7 (2.1–5.8)

 High total cholesterol

2.1 (1.4–3.1)

5.1 (3.4–7.2)

0.9 (0.5–1.3)

2.4 (1.5–3.6)

 Impaired kidney function

1.7 (1.3–2.1)

4.1 (3.3–5.0)

0.8 (0.6–1.0)

2.3 (1.8–2.8)

  1. UI uncertainty interval; Zero (0.0) indicates very low proportion. The sum of percentages of risk factors in a column exceeds the total for all risk factors combined under a risk factor cluster because of an overlap between various risk factors