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  • Dataset | 06 Mar 2024

Estimated deaths and disability-adjusted life years per 100,000 population from non-communicable diseases within the EU in 2017 attributable to various risk factors

Estimated deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100 000 population from non-communicable diseases within the EU in 2017 attributable to the risk factors listed

Based on the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study (The Lancet (2018), 392:1923-94, Annex 2 ) (before the 2023 methodology update) 

Risk factor

Deaths / 100 000 population

DALYs / 100 000 population

Dietary risksa1863 131
Smoking1533 737
Alcohol use481 450
Low physical activity30414

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