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Share of years lived with disability among older people globally by disease 2015

Distribution of total years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition

The data displays the distribution of total years lived with disability worldwide among older people as of 2015, by condition. Around 26.4% of the global health burden among people aged 60 years and over was due to visual impairment.

Visual impairment 26.4
Dementia 13.1
Hearing loss 11.1
Musculoskeletal disorders 9.6
Mental disorders 6
Chronic respiratory 5
Heart disease 4
Diabetes/endocrine 3.9
Stroke 3.8
Cancer 2.2
Digestive disorders 1.9
Genitourinary disorders 0.7