Table 9

Distribution of burden of disease (DALYs) by age group and sex, US, 1996

Total
Males
Females

Age Group
DALYs
% of total
DALYs
% of total
DALYs
% of total

0–4 years
2,123,767
6.4%
1,164,600
6.5%
959,167
6.3%
5–14 years
1,136,989
3.4%
623,416
3.5%
513,573
3.4%
15–24 years
3,884,235
11.7%
2,279,895
12.8%
1,604,340
10.5%
25–44 years
8,364,608
25.3%
4,800,710
26.9%
3,563,898
23.4%
45–64 years
8,478,954
25.6%
4,754,166
26.6%
3,724,788
24.5%
65–74 years
4,710,335
14.2%
2,455,407
13.7%
2,254,928
14.8%
75 years and over
4,391,323
13.3%
1,782,198
10.0%
2,609,125
17.1%







Total
33,090,212

17,860,393

15,229,819


Michaud et al. Population Health Metrics 2006 4:11   doi:10.1186/1478-7954-4-11