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  • Dataset | 01 Mar 2024

Deaths and disability-adjusted life years per 100,000 population from non-communicable diseases within the EU in 2019 attributable to various risk factors

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Estimated deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100,000 population from non-communicable diseases within the EU in 2019 attributable to the risk factors listed

Based on the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study results 

Risk factor

Deaths / 100 000 population

DALYs / 100 000 population

Dietary risksa1582 785
Smoking1613 965
Alcohol use521 526
Low physical activity24369

a Unhealthy diets due to the risk factors outlined in Table 4.

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.