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Dataset | 01 Mar 2024

Deaths and disability-adjusted life years within the EU in 2019 from non-communicable diseases

Estimated percentage of deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) within the EU in 2019 from non-communicable diseases

Based on the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study results

Disease

Percent (%) contribution to total burden in the EU in 2019

 

Deaths

DALYs

Non-communicable diseases

91.187.6

Cardiovascular diseases

37.418.9

Neoplasms

29.019.7

Neurological disorders

7.66.9
Chronic respiratory diseases5.14.3

Digestive diseases

4.84.0

Diabetes and kidney diseases

4.54.9

Other non-communicable diseases

1.55.9

Substance use disorders

0.62.1

Musculoskeletal disorders

0.39.2

Skin and subcutaneous diseases

0.32.2

Mental disorders

0.0026.6
Sense organ diseases-2.7

The GBD made a major methodological update in 2023, based on new available evidence that led to the update of the statistical models used. The GBD estimates for year 2017, which had been cited widely, have also been updated retroactively. Please find here the GBD 2017 estimates before the update, and here the GBD 2017 estimates after the update. Please note only the latter are comparable to the GBD 2019 estimates.