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Table 2 Global burden of disease and injury attributable to selected risk factors, 1990
| Risk factor | Deaths (thousands) | As % of total deaths | YLLs (thousands) | As % of total YLLs | YLDs (thousands) | As % of total YLDs | DALYs (thousands) | As % of total DALYs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition | 5 881 | 11.7 | 199 486 | 22.0 | 20 089 | 4.2 | 219 575 | 15.9 |
| Poor water supply sanitation and personal and domestic hygiene | 2 668 | 5.3 | 85 520 | 9.4 | 7 872 | 1.7 | 93 392 | 6.8 |
| Unsafe sex | 1 095 | 2.2 | 27 602 | 3.0 | 21 100 | 4.5 | 48 702 | 3.5 |
| Tobacco | 3 038 | 6.0 | 26 217 | 2.9 | 9 965 | 2.1 | 36 182 | 2.6 |
| Alcohol | 774 | 1.5 | 19 287 | 2.1 | 28 400 | 6.0 | 47 687 | 3.5 |
| Occupation | 1 129 | 2.2 | 22 493 | 2.5 | 15 394 | 3.3 | 37 887 | 2.7 |
| Hypertension | 2 918 | 5.8 | 18 665 | 1.9 | 1 411 | 0.3 | 19 076 | 1.4 |
| Physical inactivity | 1 991 | 3.9 | 11 353 | 1.3 | 2 300 | 0.5 | 13 653 | 1.0 |
| Illicit drugs | 100 | 0.2 | 2 634 | 0.3 | 5 834 | 1.2 | 8 467 | 0.6 |
| Air pollution | 568 | 1.1 | 5 625 | 0.6 | 1 630 | 0.3 | 7 254 | 0.5 |
