Table 5

Prevalence and YLDs, with percentage of total, for anaemia by cause in 1990 and 2013, and prevalence by severity in 2013
Total prevalence (× 1000)Total YLDs (× 1000)Prevalence by severity in 2013 (× 1000)
1990201319902013MildModerateSevere
Iron-deficiency
anaemia
1 211 369·9 (66·23%)1 208 360·1 (62·57%)40 035·5 (64·55%)36 612·3 (59·51%)607 890·7 (31·48%)554 264·6 (28·70%)46 204·8 (2·39%)
Thalassaemia trait75 180·1 (4·11%)104 232·6 (5·40%)2799·6 (4·51%)3769·6 (6·13%)39 777·1 (2·06%)59 937·8 (3·10%)4517·7 (0·23%)
Malaria57 969·1 (3·17%)80 602·4 (4·17%)2196·1 (3·54%)2935·0 (4·77%)32 347·0 (1·67%)43 872·2 (2·27%)4383·2 (0·23%)
Gastritis and
duodenitis
56 836·8 (3·11%)63 222·9 (3·27%)2092·4 (3·37%)2204·4 (3·58%)24 768·2 (1·28%)35 623·0 (1·84%)2831·7 (0·15%)
Other neglected
tropical diseases
62 877·1 (3·44%)59 728·3 (3·09%)2244·9 (3·62%)2048·5 (3·33%)25 996·2 (1·35%)31 016·3 (1·61%)2715·8 (0·14%)
Other
haemoglobinopathies
and haemolytic
anaemias
57 242·2 (3·13%)55 804·0 (2·89%)1566·7 (2·53%)1325·5 (2·15%)34 620·5 (1·79%)19 594·8 (1·01%)1588·7 (0·08%)
Other infectious
diseases
52 324·3 (2·86%)49 771·4 (2·58%)1742·5 (2·81%)1542·4 (2·51%)24 500·4 (1·27%)23 327·5 (1·21%)1943·4 (0·10%)
Endocrine, metabolic,
blood, and immune
disorders
49 928·4 (2·73%)49 327·8 (2·55%)1549·8 (2·50%)1376·0 (2·24%)27 203·1 (1·41%)20 280·1 (1·05%)1844·7 (0·10%)
Sickle cell trait29 862·3 (1·63%)43 353·9 (2·24%)1003·5 (1·62%)1396·6 (2·27%)20 041·4 (1·04%)21 564·0 (1·12%)1748·5 (0·09%)
Uterine fibroids28 043·2 (1·53%)36 833·7 (1·91%)1106·6 (1·78%)1304·9 (2·12%)21 328·2 (1·10%)14 540·7 (0·75%)964·8 (0·05%)
Hookworm disease32 039·8 (1·75%)34 579·6 (1·79%)1021·8 (1·65%)1004·0 (1·63%)18 037·6 (0·93%)15 308·0 (0·79%)1233·9 (0·06%)
Peptic ulcer disease34 671·6 (1·90%)32 726·7 (1·69%)980·6 (1·58%)974·6 (1·58%)14 995·6 (0·78%)16 717·0 (0·87%)1014·1 (0·05%)
Chronic kidney disease
due to other causes
16 459·1 (0·90%)26 007·2 (1·35%)857·2 (1·38%)1330·6 (2·16%)13 154·8 (0·68%)12 140·3 (0·63%)712·1 (0·04%)
Schistosomiasis14 488·1 (0·79%)20 635·1 (1·07%)485·3 (0·78%)671·0 (1·09%)9546·6 (0·49%)10 151·0 (0·53%)937·5 (0·05%)
Other gynaecological
diseases
15 576·9 (0·85%)17 383·2 (0·90%)462·8 (0·75%)448·6 (0·73%)9842·0 (0·51%)7108·8 (0·37%)432·4 (0·02%)
Chronic kidney disease
due to hypertension
10 850·3 (0·59%)14 142·6 (0·73%)587·6 (0·95%)733·8 (1·19%)7986·0 (0·41%)5738·2 (0·30%)418·5 (0·02%)
Chronic kidney disease
due to
glomerulonephritis
11 180·9 (0·61%)14 059·9 (0·73%)613·3 (0·99%)745·9 (1·21%)6924·4 (0·36%)6557·2 (0·34%)578·3 (0·03%)
Chronic kidney disease
due to diabetes
mellitus
6569·6 (0·36%)12 116·3 (0·63%)348·0 (0·56%)606·6 (0·99%)8024·2 (0·42%)3545·8 (0·18%)546·3 (0·03%)
Sickle cell disorders1801·5 (0·10%)3185·0 (0·16%)182·5 (0·29%)321·4 (0·52%)434·2 (0·02%)2176·5 (0·11%)574·3 (0·03%)
Glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase
deficiency trait
1253·7 (0·07%)1983·8 (0·10%)39·5 (0·06%)48·8 (0·08%)1196·4 (0·06%)732·9 (0·04%)54·5 (0·00%)
Maternal haemorrhage1388·0 (0·08%)1858·5 (0·10%)39·4 (0·06%)45·1 (0·07%)1099·8 (0·06%)724·4 (0·04%)34·4 (0·00%)
Glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase
deficiency
519·3 (0·03%)743·5 (0·04%)24·9 (0·04%)33·8 (0·05%)389·7 (0·02%)205·3 (0·01%)148·5 (0·01%)
Thalassaemias509·8 (0·03%)544·2 (0·03%)43·2 (0·07%)46·2 (0·08%)31·2 (0·00%)375·4 (0·02%)137·5 (0·01%)
Total prevalence1 828 942·2 (100·00%)1 931 202·6 (100·00%)....950 135·2 (49·20%)905 501·8 (46·89%)75 565·6 (3·91%)
Total YLDs....62 023·8 (100·00%)61 525·6 (100·00%)4298·6 (6·99%)46 287·9 (75·23%)10 939·1 (17·78%)
Data are number (%). YLDs=years lived with disability.