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Table 6 DALY Comparisons by Health Outcome

From: Burden of disease resulting from lead exposure at toxic waste sites in Argentina, Mexico and Uruguay

Selected Outcomes and Exposures

Total DALYs

Leishmaniasis

2800

Childhood-cluster Diseasesa

9100

Multiple Sclerosis

27500

Chlamydia

39100

Acute Hepatitis B and C

43300

Lead Exposure (Modeled)

51432

Parkinson’s Disease

52800

Bladder Cancer

59500

Melanoma and Skin Cancers

63800

Tuberculosis

141500

Asthma

295700

Diarrheal Disease

375100

HIV

469100

Respiratory Infectionsb

153500

Diabetes Mellitus

3102600

  1. DALYs 2012 estimates (WHO, 2014)
  2. Bold data are based on our modeled estimate using a method developed by Chatham-Stephens et al
  3. aChildhood-cluster diseases include pertussis, diphtheria, measles, and tetanus
  4. bRespiratory infections includes lower respiratory infections, upper respiratory infections, and otitis media