Non-communicable diseases among adolescents: current status, determinants, interventions and policies

Akseer, N.; Mehta, S.; Wigle, J.; Chera, R.; Brickman, Z. J.; Al-Gashm, S.; Sorichetti, B.; Vandermorris, A.; Hipgrave, D. B.; Schwalbe, N.; Bhutta, Z. A.

doi:10.1186/s12889-020-09988-5

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Table 2 Distribution of NCD DALYs among adolescents by age and sex in 2015

From: Non-communicable diseases among adolescents: current status, determinants, interventions and policies

		Both			Male			Female
Age group	Rank	Health Outcome	DALYs (1000s)	% of Total	Health Outcome	Total DALYs (1000s)	% of Total	Health Outcome	Total DALYs (1000s)	% of Total
10–14 years old	1	Conduct disorder	2595	7.74	Conduct disorder	1638	9.42	Migraine	1273	7.89
	2	Asthma	2321	6.92	Asthma	1204	6.92	Anxiety disorders	1262	7.82
	3	Anxiety disorders	2101	6.26	Anxiety disorders	839	4.82	Asthma	1117	6.92
	4	Migraine	2046	6.10	Migraine	773	4.44	Conduct disorder	957	5.93
	5	Acne vulgaris	1476	4.40	Acne vulgaris	722	4.15	Major depressive disorder	825	5.11
	6	Major depressive disorder	1473	4.39	Low back pain	649	3.73	Acne vulgaris	753	4.67
	7	Low back pain	1270	3.79	Major depressive disorder	648	3.72	Low back pain	621	3.85
	8	Age-related and other hearing loss	1123	3.35	Age-related and other hearing loss	626	3.60	Age-related and other hearing loss	497	3.08
	9	Epilepsy	992	2.96	Epilepsy	539	3.10	Dermatitis	482	2.98
	10	Dermatitis	906	2.70	Autism	454	2.61	Epilepsy	453	2.81
		Percent of total NCD burden in age and sex		48.60	Percent of total NCD burden in age and sex		46.51	Percent of total NCD burden in age and sex		51.04
		NCD DALYs	33,546		NCD DALYs	17,398		NCD DALYs	16,147
		Total DALYs	70,005		Total DALYs	38,135		Total DALYs	31,870
Age group	Rank	Health Outcome	DALYs (1000s)	% of Total	Health Outcome	Total DALYs (1000s)	% of Total	Health Outcome	Total DALYs (1000s)	% of Total
15–19 Years Old	1	Major depressive disorder	3646	8.16	Major depressive disorder	1589	6.98	Major depressive disorder	2058	9.38
	2	Migraine	2709	6.06	Low back pain	1323	5.81	Migraine	1673	7.63
	3	Anxiety disorders	2511	5.62	Conduct disorder	1232	5.41	Anxiety disorders	1518	6.92
	4	Low back pain	2478	5.54	Acne vulgaris	1065	4.68	Low back pain	1155	5.27
	5	Acne vulgaris	2151	4.81	Migraine	1036	4.55	Acne vulgaris	1086	4.95
	6	Other musculoskeletal disorders	1923	4.30	Anxiety disorders	993	4.36	Other musculoskeletal disorders	1051	4.79
	7	Conduct disorder	1874	4.19	Asthma	889	3.90	Asthma	865	3.95
	8	Asthma	1755	3.92	Other musculoskeletal disorders	872	3.83	Conduct disorder	643	2.93
	9	Epilepsy	1150	2.57	Epilepsy	682	3.00	Age-related and other hearing loss	486	2.21
	10	Age-related and other hearing loss	1123	2.51	Age-related and other hearing loss	638	2.80	Epilepsy	468	2.13
		Percent of total NCD burden in age and sex		47.69	Percent of total NCD burden in age and sex		45.32	Percent of total NCD burden in age and sex		50.16
		NCD DALYs	44,706		NCD DALYs	22,771		NCD DALYs	21,935
		Total DALYs	85,151		Total DALYs	46,335		Total DALYs	38,816

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