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Overall, YLL was mostly contributed by Cardiovascular and Circulatory Diseases (1,212,647; 32.4%)
followed by Malignant Neoplasms (531,830; 14.2%) and Unintentional Injuries (402,157; 10.8%). As
for gender, YLL in male mostly contributed by Cardiovascular and Circulatory Diseases (744,822;
33.0%) followed by Unintentional Injuries (323,931; 14.4%) and Malignant Neoplasms (281,827;
12.5%). For female, YLL mostly contributed by Cardiovascular and Circulatory Diseases (467,825;
31.5%) followed by Malignant Neoplasms (250,003; 16.8%) and Respiratory Infections (141,485; 9.5%)
(Figure 3.11). All other categories can be seen in Table 3.9.

Table 3.9: Fatal burden of disease and injury (YLL) by disease groups and by gender, 2017.

PERSON MALE FEMALE
Disease Categories
YLL % YLL % YLL %
INFECTIOUS DISEASES 177,881 4.76 120,840 5.36 57,041 3.84
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS 310,558 8.30 169,073 7.50 141,485 9.52

MATERNAL CONDITIONS 11,634 0.31 - 0.00 11,634 0.78
NEONATAL CONDITIONS 117,921 3.15 68,761 3.05 49,160 3.31
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY 292 0.01 201 0.01 91 0.01
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 531,830 14.22 281,827 12.50 250,003 16.83
BENIGN NEOPLASMS 21,176 0.57 10,121 0.45 11,056 0.74
DIABETES MELLITUS 205,500 5.49 100,205 4.45 105,295 7.09
ENDOCRINE, BLOOD AND IMMUNE DISORDERS 51,020 1.36 20,504 0.91 30,516 2.05

MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERS 6,404 0.17 5,765 0.26 639 0.04
NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS 72,813 1.95 44,198 1.96 28,615 1.93
SENSE ORGAN DISEASES 221 0.01 37 0.00 185 0.01
CARDIOVASCULAR AND CIRCULATORY DISEASES 1,212,647 32.43 744,822 33.04 467,825 31.49
RESPIRATORY DISEASES 235,611 6.30 148,583 6.59 87,027 5.86

DIGESTIVE DISEASES 148,941 3.98 92,676 4.11 56,265 3.79
GENITO URINARY DISEASE 79,125 2.12 38,227 1.70 40,898 2.75
SKIN DISEASES 25,334 0.68 16,260 0.72 9,074 0.61
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES 26,039 0.70 11,190 0.50 14,849 1.00
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES 81,764 2.19 37,752 1.67 44,012 2.96
ORAL CONDITIONS 1,085 0.03 812 0.04 273 0.02
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 402,157 10.75 323,931 14.37 78,227 5.27

INTENTIONAL INJURIES 19,871 0.53 18,395 0.82 1,476 0.10
TOTAL YLL 3,739,825 100 2,254,181 100 1,485,644 100

GROUP I: Communicable Disease, Maternal, GROUP II: Non-communicable GROUP III: Injury
Perinatal, Nutritional Status Disease

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