Burden of disease in United States
United States: Burden of disease was 37,845 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
37,845 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
37,845 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
30,328 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Burden of disease in United States, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
United States recorded 37,845 DALYs per 100,000 people for burden of disease in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in United States peaked at 37,845 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30,328 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2010.
United States ranks 81st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in United States, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,214 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 31,277 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 31,254 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 31,185 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 30,766 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 30,959 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 30,771 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 30,616 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 30,650 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 30,418 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 30,328 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 30,512 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 30,607 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 30,862 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 31,097 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 31,611 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 32,048 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 32,423 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 32,533 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 32,659 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 36,305 DALYs per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 37,845 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,911 DALYs per 100,000 people | 30,418 DALYs per 100,000 people | 31,277 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,468 DALYs per 100,000 people | 30,328 DALYs per 100,000 people | 32,659 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,075 DALYs per 100,000 people | 36,305 DALYs per 100,000 people | 37,845 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 78 Estonia 38,124 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 79 Comoros 37,950 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Czechia 37,865 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 82 Philippines 37,744 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Suriname 37,573 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Saint Lucia 37,507 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,015 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0833 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.7908 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0877 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in United States?
- Burden of disease in United States was 37,845 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 37,845 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,328 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does United States rank for burden of disease?
- United States ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.