Total disease burden by country
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
566.94 million DALYs
India
Lowest
884.46 DALYs
Niue
Median
3.08 million DALYs
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
4,263
What the numbers show
Total disease burden is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 566.94 million DALYs in India; the lowest is 884.46 DALYs in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.08 million DALYs, and the mean is 14.91 million DALYs.
Over the past decade 156 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Kuwait (up 75.4%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 17.1%).
Total disease burden: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 566.94 million DALYs | 2021 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 2 | China | 386.91 million DALYs | 2021 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 3 | Nigeria | 129.70 million DALYs | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 4 | United States | 127.54 million DALYs | 2021 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 101.45 million DALYs | 2021 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 98.60 million DALYs | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 7 | Brazil | 78.07 million DALYs | 2021 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 73.79 million DALYs | 2021 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 55.50 million DALYs | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 48.48 million DALYs | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 44.49 million DALYs | 2021 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 13 | Philippines | 42.98 million DALYs | 2021 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 37.41 million DALYs | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 15 | Egypt | 33.76 million DALYs | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 33.13 million DALYs | 2021 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 28.68 million DALYs | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 28.54 million DALYs | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 25.56 million DALYs | 2021 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 20 | Iran | 25.03 million DALYs | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 21 | Tanzania | 24.84 million DALYs | 2021 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 22 | Turkey | 23.11 million DALYs | 2021 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 22.33 million DALYs | 2021 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 22.27 million DALYs | 2021 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 20.95 million DALYs | 2021 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 26 | Myanmar | 20.81 million DALYs | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 27 | Mozambique | 19.32 million DALYs | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 28 | France | 19.27 million DALYs | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 18.96 million DALYs | 2021 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 30 | Niger | 18.63 million DALYs | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 31 | Angola | 18.12 million DALYs | 2021 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 32 | Kenya | 18.02 million DALYs | 2021 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 33 | Sudan | 17.78 million DALYs | 2021 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 34 | Uganda | 17.15 million DALYs | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 15.30 million DALYs | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 15.06 million DALYs | 2021 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 14.59 million DALYs | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 14.24 million DALYs | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 39 | Madagascar | 13.94 million DALYs | 2021 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 40 | Somalia | 13.56 million DALYs | 2021 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 41 | Mali | 13.53 million DALYs | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 42 | Spain | 13.46 million DALYs | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 43 | Yemen | 13.37 million DALYs | 2021 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.25 million DALYs | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 45 | Ghana | 12.70 million DALYs | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 46 | South Korea | 12.45 million DALYs | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 47 | Iraq | 11.90 million DALYs | 2021 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 48 | Chad | 11.82 million DALYs | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 11.74 million DALYs | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 50 | Morocco | 11.55 million DALYs | 2021 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 51 | Algeria | 11.06 million DALYs | 2021 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 10.97 million DALYs | 2021 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 53 | Canada | 10.89 million DALYs | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 54 | Nepal | 9.87 million DALYs | 2021 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 55 | Malaysia | 9.77 million DALYs | 2021 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 56 | Venezuela | 9.71 million DALYs | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 57 | Zambia | 9.35 million DALYs | 2021 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 58 | North Korea | 9.31 million DALYs | 2021 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 9.28 million DALYs | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 60 | Romania | 8.96 million DALYs | 2021 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 61 | Malawi | 8.43 million DALYs | 2021 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 8.34 million DALYs | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 63 | Guinea | 7.96 million DALYs | 2021 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 64 | Benin | 6.86 million DALYs | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 6.82 million DALYs | 2021 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 66 | South Sudan | 6.59 million DALYs | 2021 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 67 | Australia | 6.49 million DALYs | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 6.05 million DALYs | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 5.93 million DALYs | 2021 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 70 | Senegal | 5.85 million DALYs | 2021 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 71 | Syria | 5.81 million DALYs | 2021 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 72 | Guatemala | 5.80 million DALYs | 2021 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 73 | Haiti | 5.66 million DALYs | 2021 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 74 | Cambodia | 5.65 million DALYs | 2021 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 75 | Burundi | 5.51 million DALYs | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 76 | Chile | 5.45 million DALYs | 2021 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 77 | Netherlands | 5.13 million DALYs | 2021 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 5.10 million DALYs | 2021 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 5.00 million DALYs | 2021 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 80 | Rwanda | 4.84 million DALYs | 2021 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 81 | Bolivia | 4.67 million DALYs | 2021 | up 41.4% | flat |
| 82 | Cuba | 4.65 million DALYs | 2021 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 83 | Central African Republic | 4.39 million DALYs | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 84 | Hungary | 4.29 million DALYs | 2021 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 85 | Belarus | 4.27 million DALYs | 2021 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 86 | Czechia | 3.98 million DALYs | 2021 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 87 | Togo | 3.97 million DALYs | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 3.91 million DALYs | 2021 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 89 | Tunisia | 3.82 million DALYs | 2021 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 3.81 million DALYs | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 91 | Greece | 3.71 million DALYs | 2021 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 92 | Serbia | 3.65 million DALYs | 2021 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 3.49 million DALYs | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 94 | Belgium | 3.42 million DALYs | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 95 | Portugal | 3.38 million DALYs | 2021 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 96 | Honduras | 3.12 million DALYs | 2021 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 3.04 million DALYs | 2021 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 98 | Sweden | 2.80 million DALYs | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 99 | Austria | 2.71 million DALYs | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 100 | Liberia | 2.66 million DALYs | 2021 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 2.62 million DALYs | 2021 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 102 | Congo | 2.51 million DALYs | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 103 | Laos | 2.50 million DALYs | 2021 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 104 | Jordan | 2.37 million DALYs | 2021 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 105 | Switzerland | 2.32 million DALYs | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 2.23 million DALYs | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 107 | Paraguay | 2.21 million DALYs | 2021 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 108 | Slovakia | 2.19 million DALYs | 2021 | up 23.3% | flat |
| 109 | El Salvador | 2.11 million DALYs | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 110 | Libya | 1.96 million DALYs | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 111 | Israel | 1.85 million DALYs | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 1.84 million DALYs | 2021 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 113 | Lebanon | 1.76 million DALYs | 2021 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 114 | Denmark | 1.72 million DALYs | 2021 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 1.71 million DALYs | 2021 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.71 million DALYs | 2021 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 117 | Finland | 1.71 million DALYs | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 118 | Georgia | 1.68 million DALYs | 2021 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 119 | Croatia | 1.64 million DALYs | 2021 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 1.54 million DALYs | 2021 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 121 | Mauritania | 1.54 million DALYs | 2021 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 122 | Eritrea | 1.50 million DALYs | 2021 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 123 | Moldova | 1.44 million DALYs | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.37 million DALYs | 2021 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 125 | Norway | 1.37 million DALYs | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 126 | Costa Rica | 1.36 million DALYs | 2021 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 127 | New Zealand | 1.32 million DALYs | 2021 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 128 | Lithuania | 1.30 million DALYs | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 129 | Namibia | 1.28 million DALYs | 2021 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 130 | Botswana | 1.27 million DALYs | 2021 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 132 | Uruguay | 1.25 million DALYs | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 133 | Ireland | 1.25 million DALYs | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.15 million DALYs | 2021 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 136 | Gambia | 1.09 million DALYs | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 137 | Mongolia | 1.06 million DALYs | 2021 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 138 | Armenia | 1.04 million DALYs | 2021 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 139 | Oman | 999,413 DALYs | 2021 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 140 | Jamaica | 988,591 DALYs | 2021 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 141 | Gabon | 972,281 DALYs | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 142 | Albania | 970,433 DALYs | 2021 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 143 | Latvia | 925,364 DALYs | 2021 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 144 | Kuwait | 907,666 DALYs | 2021 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 890,888 DALYs | 2021 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 864,710 DALYs | 2021 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 147 | Eswatini | 804,811 DALYs | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 148 | Slovenia | 673,473 DALYs | 2021 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 601,564 DALYs | 2021 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 150 | Estonia | 506,552 DALYs | 2021 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 151 | Mauritius | 479,119 DALYs | 2021 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 152 | East Timor | 477,502 DALYs | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 154 | Qatar | 453,713 DALYs | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 155 | Fiji | 386,508 DALYs | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 156 | Guyana | 349,771 DALYs | 2021 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 157 | Bahrain | 326,362 DALYs | 2021 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 158 | Comoros | 311,803 DALYs | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 159 | Cyprus | 298,229 DALYs | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 252,377 DALYs | 2021 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 161 | Montenegro | 242,605 DALYs | 2021 | up 21.4% | flat |
| 162 | Suriname | 230,317 DALYs | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 163 | Bhutan | 197,615 DALYs | 2021 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 164 | Bahamas | 158,681 DALYs | 2021 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 157,063 DALYs | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 153,405 DALYs | 2021 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 167 | Malta | 142,253 DALYs | 2021 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 168 | Maldives | 109,153 DALYs | 2021 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 169 | Belize | 107,823 DALYs | 2021 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 105,897 DALYs | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 171 | Brunei | 101,459 DALYs | 2021 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 172 | Barbados | 92,620 DALYs | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 173 | Iceland | 85,654 DALYs | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 67,382 DALYs | 2021 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 175 | Kiribati | 65,295 DALYs | 2021 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 176 | Samoa | 64,830 DALYs | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 56,412 DALYs | 2021 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 178 | Micronesia (country) | 45,136 DALYs | 2021 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 179 | Grenada | 42,510 DALYs | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 38,618 DALYs | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 181 | Seychelles | 31,410 DALYs | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 182 | Tonga | 28,054 DALYs | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 183 | Dominica | 26,820 DALYs | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26,321 DALYs | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 185 | Andorra | 20,397 DALYs | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 186 | Monaco | 18,943 DALYs | 2021 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 18,820 DALYs | 2021 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18,672 DALYs | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 189 | San Marino | 8,763 DALYs | 2021 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 190 | Palau | 8,206 DALYs | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 191 | Cook Islands | 5,208 DALYs | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 5,138 DALYs | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 4,293 DALYs | 2021 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 194 | Niue | 884.46 DALYs | 2021 | up 10.9% | flat |
About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.