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Table 6 Burden of disease and risk factors worldwide:year 2002 [1]

From: The burden of non communicable diseases in developing countries

Risk factor

Deaths (× 103)

% of total death

DALYs (× 103)

% of total DALY

Hypertension

7141

12.8

64270

04.5

Tobacco

4907

08.8

59081

04.1

High cholesterol

4415

07.9

40437

02.8

Low fruit & veg

2726

04.9

26662

01.9

Overweight

2591

04.6

33415

02.3

Alcohol

1804

03.2

58323

04.0

Phys. inactivity

1922

03.4

19092

01.3