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  • Dataset | 06 Mar 2024

Deaths and disability-adjusted life years within the EU in 2017 (updated) from non-communicable diseases

Estimated percentage of deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) within the EU in 2017 (updated) from non-communicable diseases

Based on the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study (after the 2023 methodology update) 

Disease

Percent (%) contribution to total burden in the EU in 2017

 

Deaths

DALYs

Non-communicable diseases

91.087.5

Cardiovascular diseases

37.118.7

Neoplasms

29.219.7

Neurological disorders

7.66.9
Chronic respiratory diseases5.14.3

Digestive diseases

4.84.1

Diabetes and kidney diseases

4.54.7

Other non-communicable diseases

1.56.0

Substance use disorders

0.72.1

Musculoskeletal disorders

0.39.2

Skin and subcutaneous diseases

0.32.3

Mental disorders

<0.0026.8
Sense organ diseases-2.7